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Kilifi farmers to start cocoa farming after successfully feasibility study

The county has launched a project to introduce cocoa farming in the region [Picture Courtesy]

A feasibility study conducted by the Kenya Agricultural Research Organisation (Kalro) and Kilimo Sasa Fund found that the region's soils and weather can accommodate the cash crop.

Speaking yesterday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Kilimo Sasa Fund (KSF) and the Community Agriculture Resources Development Program (CARDEP), Governor Amason Kingi said the cocoa farming project would transform the livelihoods of local farmers.

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