Women group multiply profits from cassava snacks

Ruth Atieno chopping cassava into small pieces before they are dried for processing at their farm in Gem Kambare, Siaya County. [Kevine Omollo, Standard]

On a lazy Sunday afternoon, Ruth Atieno is busy in her compound peeling cassava before chopping them into small pieces.

She then spreads the chopped cassava on a mat placed in the sun. This has been her daily routine for the last six months. Introduction of value addition has seen residents of Gem in Siaya County revert back to the once abandoned cassava farming.