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Mrs Rosemary Maina sitting beside one the cook stoves at her Losogwa village in Nyahururu town.She is one of the beneficiaries of the stoves donated by Tree is Life, a non governmental organisation started by the Catholic Church.The chicks are reared using the heat generated by the stoves. PHOTO BY JAMES MUNYEKI
Farmers in Laikipia County have found a clever way to reduce their use of wood for fuel while raising more chickens for cash: an efficient ceramic cooking stove that doubles as a chick brooding box.
The locally built stove, used for cooking and home heating in the cool region, contains a separate warming area where chicks can be kept to keep them healthy and safe, farmers say.
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