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An apple a day keeps the doctor and poverty away

Apples at Hacienda traders market in Ngara, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

An apple a day, it is said, keeps a doctor away.

Perhaps it is for this reason that apple farming is gaining popularity in Kenya as demand soars against limited supply.

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