Kihara joni wrote:This is a controversial topic, farmers in the riftvalley want the maximum returns on their harvest say 3,500/- per bag, hustlers in Nairobi want unga at 45/- the government wants TAX the middle men and the cartels wants their cut, the millers there in, the list goes on, so either the farmer or the hustler will suffer.
Let the market decide. If farmers want 3,500 then let them compete vs maize imports. If consumers want lower prices, then let's shift our eating habits. Choose between maize vs millet vs sorghum vs wheat vs arrowroots, etc
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett