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Sunflower farming brightens life in semi-arid Kitui village

Gladys Kivoto, the Chief Officer in charge of agriculture at County Government of Kitui shows grown sunflower crop at a farm in Athi Ward, Kitui South. The county government is training farmers on climate resilient agricultural practices to improve their economic standing. [Philip Muasya, Standard]

At the sleepy Kyandula trading centre in Kitui South, a group of women gathers around a specialised posho mill, readying a sack full of sunflower seeds.

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