Changing eating habits and how rice is fast becoming Kenyans’ staple food

Kenya’s consumption of rice has been increasing at a rate of 12 per cent annually, compared to wheat at four per cent and maize at one per cent.

According to Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) report, Technical note: Analysis of price incentives and disincentives for rice in Kenya over the period 2005–2013 published in 2014, the increase is due to progressive change in eating habits.