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    "id": 1549868,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1549868/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Konoin, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Brighton Yegon",
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    "content": "4. The fourth part of the request sought support mechanisms being considered to assist farmers in the country, particularly those in the upper Narok region that are currently facing likely losses due to approximately 1,500 metric tonnes of unsold wheat stocks. The Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development directed farmers and aggregators to deliver their wheat stock to the NCPB from 4th March 2025. Farmers will be paid by NCPB within 30 days after millers have paid for the wheat collected from the NCPB depots. This will also reduce post-harvest losses due to poor storage. A memorandum of understanding was signed between NCPB and millers for wheat at NCPB to be collected by millers and payment done within 14 to 21 days. Only wheat produced by farmers within Kenya will be taken to NCPB to avoid delivery of imported wheat to NCPB. Lastly, the request for a statement sought to find out the interventions that the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development intends to take to cushion wheat farmers in Narok County from losing their property through bank auctions for non-performing loans arising from poor market conditions. The response is as follows: 1. Improving the price of locally produced wheat. The Ministry has set the minimum price of Ksh5,300 for Grade 1 wheat and Ksh5,200 for Grade 2 wheat. 2. Farmers will be paid within 30 days upon delivery of wheat to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots."
}