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Indigenous vegetables provides Narok farmer with steady income

Farm­ing can be a prof­it­able and ful­filling activ­ity for any­one with a com­mit­ment to pur­sue it as a ca­reer. For Florence Bon­areri of Kil­goris, Narok County, farm­ing has been her main source of live­li­hood. In­come from grow­ing and selling ve­get­ables has en­abled her to af­ford util­ity bills, edu­cate her chil­dren and in­vest in di­verse pro­jects. …

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Muranga French bean farmers balloon incomes with group contract farming

By George Munene In Kandara, Muranga county, 25 farmers, who banded together as Golden Greengrowers to produce beans on contract for export, have been able to increase their farming acreage, benefit from economies of scale, and supply exporter Total Fresh with 8 to 10 tonnes a week of vanilla French beans. The group, which is …

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