Bean variety named Raila to grace cereal dishes menu

A trader displays the bean variety called Raila at Gakoromone Market in Meru. Traders say it is a popular buy and liked for its quick cooking and taste. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

 

The first name of ODM leader Raila Odinga is among those picked to identify bean varieties developed during an eight-year research to improve agricultural yields in five counties.

The bean is one of the popular varieties identified as best suited for growing in coffee zones and lower regions in Tharaka Nithi, Embu and Meru counties.