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I can make Sh7,000 a week from butterflies, says farmer

By Pascal Mwandambo

Taita Taveta, Kenya: “Whenever I tell people that I am a butterfly farmer, they look at me incredulously and ask: What does a butterfly farmer do, and what does it involve? Do you want to tell us that you grow butterflies or what?”

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