This archive report was first published on 26 July 2019.
On July 26, 2019, Tanzania announced plans to sell one million tonnes of maize and flour to Kenya within a year to help curb a food shortage.
The agreement was made after a meeting between Tanzanian President John Magufuli and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta in Dar es Salaam this month.
A drought in parts of Kenya has severely impacted the production of maize, a staple crop.
Tanzania's deputy minister of agriculture, Hussein Bashe, stated that the country would supply Kenya with one million tons of maize flour and grains throughout the year to help alleviate the food shortage.
Officials from Tanzania and Kenya will meet next week to discuss the details of the deal, which will be overseen by the cereals board of Tanzania.
The first consignment of approximately 20,000 tonnes is expected to be sold next month, with prices already agreed upon but not yet publicly disclosed.
