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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Government is waiting for official communication following reports that Kenya has lifted the ban on importation of maize from Uganda.<\/p>\n

Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde yesterday told Daily Monitor, Kenya had not officially communicated in regard to the ban that had been announced last week .<\/p>\n

\u201cThey informed us but you have to wait for official communication. It is still informal,\u201d she said in a brief interview. Kenyan media yesterday reported that the country\u2019s Ministry of Agriculture had said the ban had been rescinded but instituted serious measures, among which, will require all maize consignments to be accompanied with a certificate of conformity on aflatoxin levels that are within the acceptable \u201c10 parts per billion\u201d.<\/p>\n

It was also reported that all traders and importers must have details of their warehouses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we strive to give Kenyans safe food by addressing the challenge in productions system, we expect our trading partners to trade safe maize as per the EAC standards,\u201d the Kenyan Agriculture Chief Administrative Secretary, Lawrence Angolo, was quoted by Business Daily.<\/p>\n

The \u201c10 parts per billion\u201d is the East African standard level of aflatoxins, which is the allowable limit in food commodities, according to Agriculture Minister Vincent Bamulanzeki Ssempija.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth Kenya and Uganda need to inspect and certify that the levels of aflatoxins don\u2019t go beyond that limit,\u201d Mr Ssempijja said.Kenya has lifted the ban after six days in which it has banned importation of maize from Uganda and Tanzania, triggering public concern amid increasing blockades against Uganda\u2019s exports to East Africa\u2019s largest economy.<\/p>\n

Uganda exports at least 80 per cent of its maize to Kenya with the rest going to South Sudan and eastern DR Congo. Mr Ssempijja also noted that Kenyan traders will not be allowed to buy maize directly from farmers, saying there was need to safeguard quality assurance of all products leaving the country.<\/p>\n

The purchase, he said, will mainly be conducted through Grain Council of Uganda, which meets East African standards for exported grains. \u201cKenyans have been coming to villages to buy directly from farmers. The traders will [now] have to buy from formal stores,\u201d Mr Ssempijja said, adding: \u201cYou can\u2019t monitor the quality of grains the traders buy from farmers because you don\u2019t know the water content and other conditions because it is between the buyer and the farmer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Capacity<\/b><\/p>\n

Asked about the capacity of Grain Council, Mr Ssempijja said the facility can handle one million tonnes of maize.\u201cBut we are producing six million tonnes annually. That means government needs to help farmers to set up community storage facilities in each sub-country. We are doing this with Alvian Blanc from UK in a project that will cost around Shs200b,\u201d he said, noting that government will need to recruit inspectors to monitor the quality of maize being in the country. editorial@ug.nationmedia.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. Government is waiting for official communication following reports that Kenya has lifted the ban on importation of maize from Uganda. 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