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Trans Nzoia banks on new seed technology to boost farmers' resilience

Healthy growing maize plantation in kitale, Trans-Nzoia County. [Juliet Omelo, Standard]

Farmers in Kenya’s Trans Nzoia County and surrounding regions may soon see improved crop yields and greater resilience against climate-related stresses, thanks to a new seed-coating technology.

With this seed technology, developed by Yara East Africa,it promises to help crops push through risky early weeks of growth, even when the weather does not cooperate.

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