When a love affair with plants pays more than the bills

Whoever said money does not grow on trees did not have Duncan Korir in mind, a man who earns his keep by preparing and selling seedlings. What started as a mere hobby for the man from Olbutyo, Bomet County, has blossomed into a source of livelihood. Korir can now take care of his family and comfortably pay school fees for his children.

He says that income from the seedlings is irregular but in no way low. The rainy seasons of March, April, November and December boost his business and he makes his greatest sales then.