MPs warn farmers: Release maize or it will be imported

Maize prices have risen due to supply hitches as demand increases from millers. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The government will be forced to import maize if farmers continue to hoard their produce and demand high prices, the National Assembly Committee on Agriculture has warned.

Committee chairman Adan Ali said growers have refused to part with maize in the hope of making more money.

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