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How farmer is beating the dry spell to thrive

Walter Odiwour (right) and John Ochieng tend to their Sukuma Wiki farm at Kalanya Kanyango Village in Homa Bay County. [PHOTO: TITUS MUNALA/STANDARD]

Drought offers one of the biggest headaches to a farmer because it means no water for crops. But one farmer has found a way to beat that problem.

Tobias Oula from Rodi Kopany, Homa Bay County uses polythene mulching on his farm. Mulching is putting a layer of material (for instance, a polythene) to the surface of an area of soil to conserve moisture, improve the fertility and health of the soil.

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