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My sick child prompted me to start growing pumpkins

John Gichuki on his pumpkin farm in Nyeri County [KIbata Kihu, Standard]

 

Sometime back in 2011, John Gichuki was a worried man. His six-month old baby was sick and as part of the treatment regimen, the doctor had recommended a rich diet of pumpkins. However, he had no pumpkins on his farm in Gachatha village, Tetu constituency.

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