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Maize
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Maize flour prices surge in Kenya amid grain shortage, feed competition
According to KBNS, the price hike is attributed to intensified competition for maize between human food processors and animal feed manufacturers.
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IITA’s new maize hybrid delivers on yield, resilience in Nigeria
SAMMAZ77 achieved 5–35% higher yields under combined stressors of fall armyworm infestation, Striga parasitism, and severe drought.
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U.S. presses Kenya to reform maize trade rules as demand for feed grain surges
Kenya currently imposes a 50% ad-valorem duty on maize imports from countries outside the East African Community (EAC), in line with the EAC’s Common External Tariff (CET).
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Kenya waives 50% duty on yellow maize imports to curb rising flour, feed prices
Redirecting animal feed manufacturers to utilize yellow maize is expected to decrease the pressure on white maize supplies.
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Kenya faces 45% surge in maize prices amid supply concerns
The maize shortage is driving up costs, affecting both consumers and the livestock sector.