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Discovery of insects to fight maize pests good news

The past few years have been particularly tough for the Kenyan farmer. Not only do farmers have to contend with erratic weather patterns, they have to contend with the high cost of tilling land, buying seed and fertilisers. At the end of it all, they still have to put up with poor yields and prices, but worse, loss of the harvested crop to pests due to poor storage facilities.

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