State waives import duty on maize, rice for six months to avert food crisis
A farmer delivers his maize at the National Cereals and Produce Board in Elburgon, Molo. The government has waived import duty on maize and rice for six months to ease shortage of cereals in the country.
The government has waived import duty on maize and rice for six months to ease a shortage of cereals to avert a food crisis.
The Ministry of Agriculture has announced traders will be allowed to import up to 900,000 tonnes of duty-free white maize and 600,000 tonnes of duty-free milled rice from February to August next year to boost the food supply in the country.
