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Kiambu entrepreneur turned seed grafting hobby into successful business

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Kiambu has always been known to be a farmers' hub with crops such as coffee, tea and diverse vegetables and fruits.

However, to improve crop yields, many farmers in the area have embraced grafting, which entails fusing two types of trees or crops together. The "scion" is the upper part of the tree while the rootstock provides the roots.

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