Cereal farmers in Meru earned Sh38 million from the sale of green grams last harvesting season. National Cereals and Produce Board managing director Gedion Misoi said farmers sold 6,000 bags of the grains. A kilo of the green grams was being sold at between Sh70 and Sh80. Misoi, however, said the instability in the market caused price fluctuations, adding that the board did not sell grain in Somalia because of insecurity. Speaking to farmers at the Meru NCPB depot, Misoi said the government's fertiliser subsidy had boosted cereals output in the region...
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