AreaKenya

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date28/06/2017

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentProduction support

DescriptionAnnounced that it would waive KES 100 million (USD 0.9 million) worth of service charges payable by rice farmers in the Mwea Irrigation Scheme, in order to assist them cope with losses incurred in 2016 as a result of drought.

NotesExchange rate as of 1 July 2017.