Agriculture Minister, Felix Kosgei rules out ban on Rice Imports

The agriculture, livestock and fisheries cabinet secretary Felix Koskei has ruled out any possibility of banning rice imports to cushion Kenyan products unless Kenyan farmers increase their output. Speaking in Mwea, Kirinyaga county during a tour of mwea irrigation scheme, Koskei maintained that existing trade protocols prohibit the government from undertaking such measures without a good reason. He revealed that rice is currently the third most-consumed cereal crop in the country after maize and wheat. He was accompanied by the Japanese vice minister for agriculture Taku Eto. Watch KTN Live http://www.ktnkenya.tv/live Follow us on http://www.twitter.com/ktnkenya Like us on http://www.facebook.com/ktnkenya