My passion for passion fruits pays off

A farm assistant Erick Kathurima tends to fruits in the farm of farmer Eric Muthuri in Meru. The farm is located in Mbitu-Kiurone area, in South Imenti. In the three-acre farm, three quarters are under passion fruits trees which are intercropped with pawpaw trees. Darlington Manyara, Standard

On the slopes of 78 Hills in Meru County, along the Meru-Embu highway, is an ever-green fruit orchard. On this farm, 50-year-old Eric Muthuri grows passion fruits. He opted for this after ditching coffee.

In the three-acre farm, three quarters is under passion fruit trees, which are inter-cropped with pawpaw.