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JKUAT to spearhead production of cough syrup for children from snail slime

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology has been awarded a whopping Sh 127 million to facilitate production of medicine from snails bred in the institution.

This money will be used to produce a cough syrup suitable for children under the age of 5. It is one of the projects the university is running to add value to the locally conducted breeding activities.

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