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Residents turn to fish farming in the wake of miraa ban

Meru, Kenya: Farmers have been forced to look for alternative means of livelihood following dwindling fortunes from their once revered miraa crop.

Speaking to The Standard, county Agriculture Chief Officer Kinge Manene said many residents have now ventured into fish farming having discovered its huge earning potential.

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