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Over 13,000 farmers in Kakamega embrace eco-friendly approach to eradicate Striga

A researcher samples Striga plants from an invested maize farm at Rongo Migori County [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

More than 13,000 farmers in western Kenya have embraced a sensitisation programme promoting the use of eco-friendly herbicides to combat the pervasive Striga weed jeopardising soil fertility.

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