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Catherine Owiti has been a farmer since she settled at Obinju village in Nyakach, Kisumu County several years ago. She kept livestock and more so, sheep. But at one point she nearly gave up because of harsh weather conditions. Nyakach is a dry area, where cattle keeping is a big challenge.
"My sheep used to die because of drought. That was until the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research started a Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) programme here," she says.
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