Kenyans face bleak year after poor maize, wheat harvests
Farmers harvest maize in Kiplombe, Uasin Gishu, in November last year. The country faces food shortage due to poor maize production in the North Rift as a result of erratic weather and disease outbreaks. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Kenya is staring at a food shortage following declined maize and wheat production in the North Rift region – the country’s grain basket this season caused by disease outbreaks and erratic weather.
The Agriculture ministry estimates a 20 per cent drop in maize yields – 32 million 90kg bags down from 37.1 million bags – setting the stage for acute shortage of the commodity this year.
