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How to mint cash from macadamia farming

Macadamia nuts on a tree at Gatitu Village in Nyeri. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Macadamia is a genus of four species of trees indigenous to Australia and constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae. The most well-known species are Macadamia integrifolia and Macadamia tetraphylla, which are cultivated for their edible nut.

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