Silkworms, new money-spinner for many farmers

Emilly Bunoro showing Mulburry leaves used for feeding worms at Shiseno Village, Ikolomani Constituency on June 24, 2015. The worms provide raw materials used for making silk thread. - BY CHRISPEN SECHERE

Many farmers in Western have for a long time relied on maize and sugarcane farming as a source of livelihood.

They also grow tea, coffee and millet but due to unpredictable weather patterns, they have suffered huge losses resulting from low yields.