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Raised ponds have multiplied my fish earnings: Teacher

Nathan Irungu’s a teacher by profession feeds his catfish reared in a raised fish pond at Mercy Njeri estate, outskirts of Nakuru town. JULY 10, 2018. [Mercy Kahenda]

Farming was Nathan Irungu’s childhood dream, his efforts to implement the idea was however frustrated by lack of land.

Today, the former primary school teacher at Mercy Njeri Estates, outskirts of Nakuru town is among leading fish producers in the area thanks to raised fish pond technology.

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