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Desmodium fodder crop farming

Farmers grow desmodium to cut production costs. [James Omoro, Standard]

Desmodium plant is a valued crop in agriculture for its role in improving soil health due to their ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen with the help of symbiotic bacteria in their root nodules.

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