Farmers cry foul as NCPB cuts maize prices by Sh150 per bag
THE STANDARD BUSINESS NEWS National Assembly Agriculture Committee Chairman Silas Tiren (right), flanked by maize farmers from North Rift, address the press at the Eldoret NCPB branch yesterday. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] Maize farmers are up in arms after the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) reduced the price of produce per 90kg bag from Sh2,700 to Sh2,550. Farmers from North Rift said they only discovered that the price had been reduced by Sh150 when they delivered maize at the NCPB depot in Eldoret. They said the decision was made unilaterally and without notice. Since December, f...
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