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Farmer's fortunes changed by growing cassava

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A cassava tuber is particularly high in vitamin C

Kenyans love their maize and wheat products. Every meal of protein is accompanied by either ugali or chapati. But herein lies the problem. Owing to a number of factors, the two staple foods cannot meet the current demand. That is why there is need to shift to alternatives like good old cassava. And a number of farmers have seen the opportunity and are cashing in on it.

On a warm afternoon at Akites village, Teso South constituency in Busia County, the Smart Harvest team meets Jennifer Kola at her six-acre cassava farm.

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