Kindiki said the government would ensure rice farmers in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, and other rice-growing regions have their produce bought before foreign rice is allowed into the country.
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Rice producers, led by the Biga Chamber of Agriculture, announced their demands. Stating that imports have increased by 79 percent compared to last year, the President of the Biga Chamber of Agriculture requested that purchase prices be announced without delay and that import policy be readjusted according to the harvest calendar and the purchase of domestic products.