Cereal Millers Association Refutes Claims on Local Wheat Purchases, Calls for Policy Reforms to Strengthen Kenya’s Wheat Sector

Cereal Millers Association Refutes Claims on Local Wheat Purchases, Calls for Policy Reforms to Strengthen Kenya’s Wheat Sector Recent claims suggesting that millers are unwilling to purchase local wheat, leaving farmers in Narok County with unsold stock worth Kshs 50 billion, are inaccurate and misrepresent the realities of Kenya’s wheat production, procurement and market dynamics. Kenya produces only a fraction of its national wheat demand, with local farmers supplying approximately 7% of the 24 million bags consumed annually. Members of the Cereal Millers Association (CMA) account for over 95% of the wheat milling in Kenya. Contrary to recent reports, CMA

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