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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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http://www.the-star.co.k...-rift-maize-says-koskei
The North Rift maize farmers shouldn't hold the govt hostage. Now they are even dictating prices that govt (read tax payers) should buy. NB the NCPB depots are still full of last yrs maize. Why should a bag of maize be selling at 800 bob in Uganda while it is 3000 bob on the other side of the border in kenya? Maize should be left to market forces like all other commodities. That way the price of unga will come down to 50 bob per 2kg.
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/12/2008 Posts: 215
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jaggernaut wrote:http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/move-rift-maize-says-koskei
The North Rift maize farmers shouldn't hold the govt hostage. Now they are even dictating prices that govt (read tax payers) should buy. NB the NCPB depots are still full of last yrs maize. Why should a bag of maize be selling at 800 bob in Uganda while it is 3000 bob on the other side of the border in kenya? Maize should be left to market forces like all other commodities. That way the price of unga will come down to 50 bob per 2kg.
It is not as simple as that. Both producers and consumers are Kenyans and the GOK is duty bound to safeguard the welfare of both. To be honest, K.Sh.800 per 90kg bag does not cover even half of the production costs. If we wish our farmers to continue producing maize, a price south of K.Sh2,500 a bag is demotivating. Note that being food self-sufficient is not only a matter of national pride but also security. Recall, a while ago when Tanzania was blocking movement of their maize into Kenya allegedly because they also did not have enough. Before this, somebody had tried to sneak a ship load of aflatoxin maize in to the country.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/7/2012 Posts: 11,936
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The gava gave them fertaliser and machinery and they produced as required. The farmers have done their part, now let the gava buy the maize to put in grain reserves period! In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins - cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later - H Geneen
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/9/2008 Posts: 2,824
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Angelica _ann wrote:The gava gave them fertaliser and machinery and they produced as required. The farmers have done their part, now let the gava buy the maize to put in grain reserves period! were they producing for gava??? why doesnt gava buy rice, wheat, coffee, beans etc etc? hii mapendeleo iishe kabisa When I have money, I get rid of it quickly, lest it find a way into my heart.
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Rank: User Joined: 8/15/2013 Posts: 13,237 Location: Vacuum
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kingfisher wrote:Angelica _ann wrote:The gava gave them fertaliser and machinery and they produced as required. The farmers have done their part, now let the gava buy the maize to put in grain reserves period! were they producing for gava??? why doesnt gava buy r ice, wheat, coffee, beans etc etc? hii mapendeleo iishe kabisa All those you have highlighted are only used to prepare snacks as you wait to eat the real food? Why would government waste money buying rice(who eats rice anyway?)?Coffee ni ya wazungu na Kysse! If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/26/2008 Posts: 2,097
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Willing buyer willing seller "Never regret, if its good, its wonderful. If its bad, its experience."
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Rank: Member Joined: 10/8/2010 Posts: 281
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A 50kg bag of DAP goes for KSh 3,000 in retail. The government provided subsidized fertilizer which was going for KSh 2,200, however this was quietly siphoned by the big guns e.g. in the Nakuru depot a good portion of that consignment ended up in Kabarak farm of MO1; so most farmers did not benefit from the government subsidies. 25kg of certified seeds were selling at KSh 3,500. When you compound all these together with labor and machinery, the cost of producing a 90 kg bag of maize becomes very high in comparison to someone farming in UG or TZ. DAP in UG is approximately KSh 1,000; ironically that too was shipped through the Mombasa port. Considering the high cost of farming in Kenya probably as a results of high Duty, VAT and other Taxes, it’s cheaper for us to stop farming and become net importers of food stuff.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/7/2012 Posts: 11,936
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Tebes wrote:Willing buyer willing seller Middle men are also a problem!!!!!!!!!! In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins - cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later - H Geneen
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 4/27/2010 Posts: 951 Location: Nyumbani
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otienosmall wrote:A 50kg bag of DAP goes for KSh 3,000 in retail. The government provided subsidized fertilizer which was going for KSh 2,200, however this was quietly siphoned by the big guns e.g. in the Nakuru depot a good portion of that consignment ended up in Kabarak farm of MO1; so most farmers did not benefit from the government subsidies. 25kg of certified seeds were selling at KSh 3,500. When you compound all these together with labor and machinery, the cost of producing a 90 kg bag of maize becomes very high in comparison to someone farming in UG or TZ. DAP in UG is approximately KSh 1,000; ironically that too was shipped through the Mombasa port. Considering the high cost of farming in Kenya probably as a results of high Duty, VAT and other Taxes, it’s cheaper for us to stop farming and become net importers of food stuff. Accept and move on. How come the DAP is cheaper in UG than Kenya after making the trip all the way from Mbsa ? Just like fuel,accept and move on the middle men will continue building mansions
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/17/2013 Posts: 4,693 Location: Earth
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Swenani wrote:kingfisher wrote:Angelica _ann wrote:The gava gave them fertaliser and machinery and they produced as required. The farmers have done their part, now let the gava buy the maize to put in grain reserves period! were they producing for gava??? why doesnt gava buy r ice, wheat, coffee, beans etc etc? hii mapendeleo iishe kabisa All those you have highlighted are only used to prepare snacks as you wait to eat the real food? Why would government waste money buying rice(who eats rice anyway?)?Coffee ni ya wazungu na Kysse! Uuuuwii eti gava to buy coffee?  Please usiharibie farmers na kessy starehe.
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