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Cyrpriano Mugo on his orange farm at Mahiga in Kieni,Nyeri County. Mugo has been growing oranges in his five acre farm since 1980. (PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD)
When one thinks of oranges in Mahiga village, Kieni Constituency, one man comes to mind. Cyrpriano Mugo has been growing oranges in his five-acre farm since 1980 and it has been a long and arduous journey to keep the venture alive.
“When my wife and I first moved to this piece of land, we noticed everyone was planting traditional crops such as bananas, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, cabbages, onions and tomatoes,” Mugo says.
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