date:Dec 19, 2018
ts average per capita consumption is 103 kilogram per person. It accounts for 3 percent of Kenyas GDP. Kenya consumes about 300,000 metric tonnes of maize per month. This is equivalent to roughly 3.3 million 90-kilogram bags.
There is no way maize farmers can be convinced to neglect to farm the crop for avocados which takes 1000 days before they are ready for harvesting, an equivalent of almost 3 years. The reality is that Kenya has an open economy and maize imports find their way in from neigh