Tanzania, April 21 -- Non-tariff barriers have pushed down Kenya's maize imports from Tanzania to 63 percent of the total imports of the grain in 2022/2023 marketing year, from 97 percent in 2021/2022.

A new report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that Kenyan traders imported maize from Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda and South Africa, but imports from Tanzania dropped as a result of the imposition of export restrictions by Dodoma.

Tanzanian restrictions on maize exports were in the form of requirements that exporters to Kenya apply for export certificates.

"Kenya traders have begun to source more corn from non-traditional sources such as Zambia and South Africa," reads the report.

"Historically, Kenya has sourced most of its...