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Farmers minting thousands from an 'insignificant' indigenous tree

Leaves of the croton tree. [Photo/File]

For those who know it, there is nothing remarkable about the croton tree, called mukinduri in Mount Kenya region.

The tree is a nuisance to many homesteads, thanks to its rapid breeding and copious shedding.

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