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Standing on his barren palm farm, Johnstone Mbigo, 73, a farmer in Junju Ward, Kilifi County, gazes somberly at a freshly cut coconut stump, a silent reminder of the once-thriving plantation.
Nearby, his son gathers dried palm leaves to weave makuti brooms. “In the 1990s, I earned up to Sh80,000 per season. Now, I make less than Sh20,000 from three seasons combined,” he said.
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