Story lured chief into farming and he's now making an extra coin

Karurumo sub-location assistant chief Morris Ndwiga (centre), his wife Anesia Muthoni and son Martin Nyaga work in their sweet yellow passion orchard. He ventured into fruit farming two years ago and backs on them for secure retirement. BY JOSEPH MUCHIRI/STANDARD

As an assistant chief in Embu East sub-county was mulling over an income generating project to engage in to an extra income, he came across an inspiring newspaper article in Smart Harvest.

Karurumo assistant chief Morris Ndwiga was impressed by the success story of a farmer growing sweet yellow passion in Eastern.