Duty free maize and rice import from Feb

[RV Pundit]

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This too late but let give farmers time to sell

Government to allow millers to import 900,000 tonnes of maize, 600, 000 tonnes of rice duty free from February to August 2023 pic.twitter.com/kkcXUmvKDZ

— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) December 15, 2022

[Georgesoros]

This is not something to celebrate about rather it should be mourned. Poor leadership has led to hunger.
Dont say Ruto wasnt paer of govt since 1992, and so far I dont see him addressing food security in the wake of Ukraine.
Wasnt he agri minister at one time??

[RV Pundit]

Farming is seasonal.
You cannot produce for 10yrs.
Drought affect everyone including California farming.
Last regime dropped the ball.
Ruto understand farming and will nail it;
It is be prepared for planting season of jan-april - as kenya has one planting season - due to long rains once a year.
That is why fertilizers have to arrive early
If we miss jan-april - we get into same problem.
Critical to ensure as of now dec- farmers who plant early - have cheap fertilizers.

This year is gone. We can only talk about June-Aug 2023 when we get new harvest.

This is not something to celebrate about rather it should be mourned. Poor leadership has led to hunger.
Dont say Ruto wasnt paer of govt since 1992, and so far I dont see him addressing food security in the wake of Ukraine.
Wasnt he agri minister at one time??

[Githunguri]

Who are the foreign suppliers?

Who are the ship owners to transport the cereals?

Who are these local miller's?

1.5MN Tonnes X 60USD ($20 from seller + 20 from ship owner + 20 from the local miller's)= 90MN USD.

So UDA leaders will pocket 10BN from this.

[gout]

Maize not falling below 5,000 during harvest season means there is very little maize. Kuria was right, if the farmers are hoarding maize to hell with them. I also don't foresee a way maize will cost more than 7,000 if that is what farmers are predicting. Market forces will give them an elbow mid January.

[RV Pundit]

Kuria approach is wrong;
Gov should do such things kipole;
Just issue a notice to import maize and play dumb;
Those North Rift politician have made maize political;
He should have gone for rice;
Rice in kenya is the real competitor for maize;
As many many people are switching to rice;
most people have taken to eating rice for lunch;
Ugali of course is still big deal due to it high calorific content and easy preparation.
Kenya should import duty free rice pronto;
Then duty free grains should be by defaut;
Farmers should give subsidized fertilizers;

In any case we are getting duty free maize and rice from UG and TZ

Maize not falling below 5,000 during harvest season means there is very little maize. Kuria was right, if the farmers are hoarding maize to hell with them. I also don't foresee a way maize will cost more than 7,000 if that is what farmers are predicting. Market forces will give them an elbow mid January.

[RV Pundit]

But as we speak - Ethiopia are really doing big stuff esp in Adama region - whole of Oromia - which is near Moyale

Soon we will be getting grain from Moyale.

Ethiopia  is  no longer importing wheats , they've attained Self-sufficiency.

In the word of Abiy Ahmed, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia , not one seed of wheat will be imported.

Ethiopia hits 70% Production of wheat farming 2022 .
Africa development Bank approved it pic.twitter.com/H7DrGre7N1

— ጅማ አባ ጂፋር (Jimmaa) (@Muna_Ahmed10) August 7, 2022

Wheat farming in the Oromia region, Ethiopia 🇪🇹

Ethiopia expects to harvest 2.4 million tons of wheat this year, compared with 1.42 million ton production in 2021. pic.twitter.com/ItJzSItLFD

— Africa View Facts (@AfricaViewFacts) July 23, 2022

[RV Pundit]

Ethiopia are doing what they call cluster farming;
basically aggregating smallholder farms into large scale farms;
That allows for mechanization

The achievements #Ethiopia registered in wheat production have continued to be remarkable. Farmers in Arsi-Gedeb Desasa wereda harvest large amounts of wheat using cluster farming techniques on a huge HA of land. PM Abiy & his delegation witnessed the harvesting. #EthiopiaRising pic.twitter.com/75VkN400g9

— Chakham X (@Chakham_Analyst) November 5, 2022

[RV Pundit]

Now their efforts are visible from the sky

Slowly but surely we are making great progress in wheat production. The NASA satellite image shows leading countries that are currently on the forefront of wheat farming. #Ethiopia prevails. #SayNoMore to US & EU meddling in #HoA pic.twitter.com/9wqDqDpORR

— ተማሪ (@2KlGfYiElEJ4aC9) October 5, 2022

[Georgesoros]

I thought there was hunger in Ethiopia? I just seen the news.
Where do you get the infor about self sufficiency.

[Githunguri]

https://www.citizen.digital/news/mwea-farmers-oppose-importation-of-rice-say-they-have-over-400000-tonnes-in-store-n311316

[RV Pundit]

It appears once you start faming; you go the full hog; or you become like kenya; neither here or there;

[Githunguri]

Uhuru protected Mwea rice farmers and built them Thiba dam,He even bought their rice at competitive Rates..Now Ruto is taking war to their doorstep with cheap Pakistan and Thai rice.

Hustler ataware.

[RV Pundit]

Country consumes 700,000 maybe a million metric tonnes.
Mwea and etc can barely get 200,000 tonnes.
I think mwea alone is something 100-150k.
The rest Tanzania is filling mostly.

Uhuru protected Mwea rice farmers and built them Thiba dam,He even bought their rice at competitive Rates..Now Ruto is taking war to their doorstep with cheap Pakistan and Thai rice.

Hustler ataware.