Curiosity led retired army officer to yummy butternuts

Kenya: When you go to a bustling market, occasionally, there are always crops that capture your attention. This innocent curiosity is what drove Charles Chebusit, a retired army officer, from Kipreres village in Bomet County, to venture into butternut farming. Chebusit was attracted to the butternut squash fruit in one of the market stalls in Bomet town.

“I looked at this crop and I wondered what it was. It looked like a calabash but it was slightly smaller. I asked the seller about it and he convinced me to buy it. The seller also explained to me how it is cooked,” he says.