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The Embu County government plans to use its share of the Sh1 billion miraa kitty from the national government to provide alternative crop seedlings to farmers in the semi-arid Mbeere region.
Governor Martin Wambora on Saturday said this will diversify farming and reduce over-reliance on the stimulant. Many farmers in Mbeere have taken to farming of the popular and lucrative khat variety called muguka, but whose key market of Coast region faces challenges.
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