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Beehives belonging to Luke Metto. PHOTO: WILBERFORCE OKWIRI/STANDARD
For years, farmers from Sireet area of Nandi Hills in Uasin Gishu County had relied on tea as their main source of livelihood.
However, this changed in 2004 after the farmers experienced long dry spells, short and unpredictable rain patterns that badly affected tea production as well as their income and livelihoods.
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