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Farmers turn ‘mukombero’ wild plant into a cash crop

Lush green mukombero (White’s ginger) plantation welcomes you to Alfred Mukhwana’s farm in Lukume, Kakamega County.

The domesticated wild vine plant is said to have medicinal value and an aphrodisiac.

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