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NCPB, millers in cut-throat maize buying contest

NCPB Eldoret

Maize drying in Eldoret in this file photo before the produce is sold to the National Cereals and Produce Board, Eldoret depot.

Photo credit: Pool I Nation Media Group

The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) has finally entered the maize market purchasing the crop at competitive rates.

This has triggered price rivalry with millers to the benefit of farmers caused by increased demand for the produce due to low yield last season.