National Cereals and Produce Board ( PB) purchased 1,783,809 bags of white maize valued at Ksh 4,080,056,700 for the Country's Strategic Grain Reserves from all over the country during 2009/ 10 fiancial year
The Board has LIp l date paid out Kc 3,685 355,3951'or the deli eries, which includes 720 million that was released within the last two weeks. The last batch of this amount; i.e., Kes 300 milli n was released yesterday. The Board owes fanners in various palis of the country a balance 01 only Kes 394 million, which will be released early next week.
National Cereals and Produce Board takes this opportunity to sincerely appreciate the cooperation and support it received from farmers during the year and would like to assure them of its commitment to continue availing them with affordable farm inputs and a market outlet for their agricultural produce.
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