We turn broken rice into sizzling snacks

Caren Omanga from bakes cake made from broken rice at Ahero in Kisumu county. She uses the broken rice to make cakes, madazis and even chapatis and sell them to the locals. PIC BY COLLINS ODUOR

Ask any rice farmer what is one of their biggest headaches and they will tell you broken rice. Why? Broken rice fetches poor prices at the market and demand is low. With that reality, many rice farmers choose to throw it away or feed it to poultry.

But a group of women from Manyata village in Kisumu County, have found a smarter way to turn this trash into cash. The group — Nyabende Support Programmes which comprise 50 members — grinds the rice into flour to make sizzling snacks which fetch good money.