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Gated farming is the new craze as Kenyans ditch village for city

Labourers working on a gated agribusiness community farm, which is in its initial stages located in Ildamat, Kajiado County. PHOTO BY NANJINIA WAMUSWA

Gated communities have largely been synonymous with real estate where they are enclosed by perimeter walls or fences to restrict movement but have shared services.

Gated farming is a new concept billed as a response to rapid urbanisation, which has seen real estate developments kill agriculture.

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