Kenya says Tanzania, Uganda are distorting maize market
A man transports maize stalks at Kamukunji in Eldoret town to be used as feeds for his cows on September 3, 2018. Some farmers are making silage because of a reduction in maize prices. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG
Kenyan farmers have raised the alarm on the saturation of the cereals market with maize from Uganda and Tanzania, causing a glut and denying them income.
A bumper harvest across the region last year caused an oversupply and a subsequent fall in prices, resulting in farmers struggling to get market access and leaving governments unable to buy all the maize for their strategic reserves.
