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Minty business: Local farmer mints cash from fragrant crop

Joseph Kang'ethe with CEO and founder of African Originals Alexandra Chapatte on his farm at Ndenderu, Kiambu County. [Esther Dianah]

For years, Joseph Kang'ethe toiled on his quarter-acre farm in Kiambu, growing vegetables with little to show for his effort.

But everything changed in 2015 when he made a bold decision - to switch exclusively to mint farming.

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