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Kenya faces wheat shortage as North Rift farmers reduce crop acreage
A tractor ploughs a farm at Kapsaret in Uasin Gishu County on February 09, 2017. Kenya is staring at a wheat deficit after farmers in North Rift cut the number of acreage under the crop, opting for maize following improved prices. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Kenya is staring at a wheat deficit after farmers in North Rift cut the number of acreage under the crop, opting for maize following improved prices.
The country is a net importer of wheat, producing below 500,000 tonnes against an annual consumption of 1 million tonnes, according to Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) data.
