Highlights:

The government is taking measures to enhance food supplies in an effort to alleviate food insecurity and reduce prices. The government has allowed registered traders and millers to import 0.9 million tonnes of white maize and 0.6 million tonnes of rice duty-free between February 2023 and August 2023 to address shortages of staple food in the country and lower prices. This was expanded in March 2023 to include raw materials for animal feeds including yellow maize, soybeans, assorted protein concentrates and feed additives. The government is also providing subsidized fertilizer to farmers in 12 counties that produce most of the maize and other staple foods.