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"content": "The reason why maize is cheaper in Uganda is because cost of production is low. It is because Uganda’s currency is weaker than Kenya’s. If you want to buy fertilizer, it will be cheaper. If you want labour, it will be cheaper. The reason why China is a growing country is because it has done so well in devaluing their currency; they have done so more than the United States of America; that is why people are able to go there and produce; cost of labour is lower. If we East African countries are able to use one currency, it will unify us. So, cost of producing maize in Uganda will be the same cost of producing maize in Kenya, Tanzania and everywhere in East Africa. That will make the price of maize be equal, and if that happens then the selling price of maize will be the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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