EDITORIAL: Subsidy plan has proved to be a costly exercise

Agriculture Secretary, willy Bett. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Reports that grain farmers have rejected a government plan to buy maize at Sh3,200 per 90 kilogramme bag are not surprising.

Despite the government’s proposed price being six per cent more than last year’s when the National Cereals and Produce Board paid Sh3,000 per bag, the farmers argue that they deserve more.

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