{
  "id": 7064461,
  "title": "Kenya’s maize shortage: Why subsidised inputs alone cannot guarantee food security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/kenyas-maize-shortage-why-subsidised-inputs-alone-cannot-guarantee",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T05:00:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/insights/kenyas-maize-shortage-why-subsidised-inputs-alone-cannot-guarantee-food-security"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kenya is once again confronting a problem that has become painfully familiar: a shortage of maize and the prospect of relying on imports to keep the country’s most important staple food available. The latest warning is particularly significant because it comes after years of government assurances that subsidised fertiliser, improved seeds and other agricultural interventions […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}