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| Smart Harvest-Ms Jane Muthoga harvests Sukuma Wiki at her farm in Nyeri where they use rabbit urine as pesticide PHOTO: JOHN GATHUA/ STANDARD. |
Late last year, Brian Wanjohi, 22, approached his mother, Ms Jane Muthoga and requested to till part of their compound at Pembe Tatu, in Nyeri town.
Knowing his passion for farming, his mother agreed. The young man swam into action. “I started small with crops that are easy to maintain like sukuma wiki, kales and spinach. They did well,” says the final year student at the University of Nairobi pursuing Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture, majoring in Crop Protection.
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