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State climbs down on research funding

By Lewis Nyaundi | 1yr ago

John Supeiyo, Research Assistant Agro-Science Park and Serah Njambi, Secretary, Directorate of Marketing and Resource Mobilization Centre (C) from Egerton University shows a client seedling innovations at KALRO-NARL Kabete Centre, Nairobi County. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard]

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