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Farmer Salim Kalu harvesting coconuts in his farm at Mkaomoto village in Msabaha, Malindi. [File, Standard]
The government has started the distribution of fast-maturing hybrid coconut tree seedlings to farmers at the Coast.
Through the partnership with the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), the government seeks to distribute 43,000 coconut seedlings to farmers in Kilifi, Kwale, Tana River, Lamu, Taita Taveta, and Mombasa counties.
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