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GRAFTED AVOCADO

An 82-year-old Machakos farmer who grows different varieties of fruits from single stem tree

Mr. Kusenga, in a flat cap, talking to Farmbiz africa reporter at his farm in Mutitu Village, Machakos County. He rides on the grafting principle that the scion determines the variety of the fruit. Photo: Laban Robert. An 82-year-old farmer is harvesting different varieties of fruits such as palms, pears, bananas and avocados among others from a …

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grafted avocado seedling

Farmers count on grafting for more yields and incomes

Grafted avocado seedling. Grafting has now become farmer’s silver bullet in saving them from incessant pest and disease woes. Ongoing poor yields has pushed scientists and farmers together to accelerate the uptake of grafting as a permanent solution. This has been caused by over population in the number of human beings and livestock increasing rates …

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