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I abandoned maize for silk worm farming

Fifty one years Old Emilly Bunoro showing Mulburry leaves used for feeding worms at Shiseno Village, Ikolomani Constituency on June 24, 2015. The worms provide raw materials used for making silk thread. - [PHOTO/CHRISPEN SECHERE/STANDARD]

 

After maize farming proved futile, some farmers from Kakamega County are thinking outside the box. Emily Bunoro, from Shiseno village in Ikolomani constituency has abandoned maize farming for the more rewarding silk worms rearing.

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