The bulk of the maize is grown by peasant farmers who are faced with regular droughts during the rainy season, an unreliable and expensive supply of fertilizer, and difficulties transporting the commodity to markets. 
Sehemu kubwa ya mahindi inalimwa na wakulima wadogo ambao wanakabiliwa na hali ya ukame wa mara kwa mara hata nyakati za majira ya mvua, ugavi wa mbolea usioaminika na wenye gharama kubwa, na matatizo ya usafiri kati ya mashamba yao na yaliko masoko ya mahindi.