Ban On Maize Imports ;Burundi,Kenya Ban Maize Imports ,Uganda and Zambia are the biggest exporters of Maize flour to Burundi.
Burundi, Kenya Ban Maize Imports
Just days after neighboring Kenya banned imports of Maize, Burundi has decided to follow suit by banning all maize grain and flour imports from entering the country for the next 6 months.
The Burundian government made the decision after establishing fears that poor and unhealthy maize being imported into the country was harmful to its population.
Burundi’s minister of commerce made the announcement, saying effective 8 March 2021, for the next 6 months, no further maize imports would be allowed in.
“While this grain and flour is being rejected by neighboring countries… we need to make sure that it does not enter the country,’’ said Jeremie Banigwaninzigo, the permanent secretary in Burundi’s ministry for commerce and tourism.
Burundi, Kenya Ban Maize Imports
He also stated that the country has also had a good yield from Maize in the last season, making its availability surplus to consumers even with the ban.
Uganda and Zambia are the biggest exporters of Maize flour to Burundi.
Last week, Kenya banned Maize imports from Uganda and Tanzania over safety concerns.
According to the Kenyan government, there was an acute increase in chronic aflatoxin-related illnesses, some of which have resulted in death.
This followed another ban by Kenya on the importation of poultry and beef products from within and beyond East Africa.
Kenya stopped all chicken, meat, and egg imports on the pretext that it needed to support its “producers to recover from disruptions in their livestock enterprises occasioned by Covid-19.
Burundi, Kenya Ban Maize Imports
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