Why households face fresh increases in the cost of food

Households face fresh food price pressures in the coming months due to prolonged dry weather and the US-Israel-Iran war, which threaten supplies and increase transport costs, according to findings from the latest Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) survey on the agriculture sector.

About 466 farmers, wholesalers and retailers interviewed in a September survey identified milk, maize flour, wheat flour and cooking oil among commodities facing renewed upward price pressure.