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Profits elude small farmers amid big opportunities

A farmer watering cabbage in Cabinda. Angola. [iStockphoto]

Nearly half of Kenya's population is employed in the agricultural sector despite over two-thirds of the country being classified as arid or semi-arid.

Official data shows close to three-quarters of the people living in rural areas actively practice agriculture.

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