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Best practices enriching a farmer in harsh weather

As some residents of Igamatundu sub-location in Tharaka Nithi County complain of harsh climatic conditions, one farmer is thriving.

Gerald Gicheru’s 25-acre farm — Green Fair Acres — is bubbling with life. The farm has a significant acreage under mangoes (nine acres), another under bananas (eight acres) and a quarter under macadamia nuts.

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