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Scientists: Pearl millet can reduce hunger in Kenya’s arid areas

 

Perennial hunger and poverty in dry areas in Kenya could be reduced through the cultivation of a nutrient-rich millet variety.

Scientists say pearl millet has the potential to support food insecure rural households in arid and semi-arid regions, especially in Eastern and North Eastern.

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