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All you need to know about green grams farming

Green grams take about 60 to 90 days to grow to maturity depending on the variety. Mr. David Thuvi alias Muvingo, a green grams (ndengu) farmer in yellow overall with some of his workers at his 70-acre farm at Katoteni village in Kitui County.[Philip Muasya/Standard]

 

Green grams also known as mung beans or locally as “ndengu” are small green beans that belong to the legume family.

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