Inflation continues, Kenya's food security a concern

Inflation in Kenya rose to 8.3% year-on-year in July, according to data released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.High energy and food prices have brought a lot of burden to local residents.At present, the Kenyan government has also introduced some policies to alleviate the food crisis.

Kenya imports about 90% of its wheat from abroad, and about 30% from Russia and Ukraine.In a company specializing in grain bulk transportation, the reporter learned that in general, grain processing companies will book grain orders three months in advance. Due to budget and capital flow reasons, July is the traditional off-season for transportation.However, there has been a new situation in grain transportation this year. Affected by the difficulties in grain shipments from Russia and Ukraine, they have looked for other supply channels, and the import volume of wheat in July has increased.

Ernest, field director of a grain bulk transportation company in Kenya: Kenya has begun to turn to other markets to import grain to alleviate the food shortage, but the price of food has been pushed up very high.

Currently, Kenya is facing its worst drought in more than 40 years, affecting millions of people and serious food security problems.Recently, the Kenyan government has also introduced a series of measures to alleviate the food shortage. On the one hand, Kenya is actively coordinating the import of corn from abroad, and at the same time, it will provide a one-month subsidy to grain processing enterprises.