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Vihiga farmers minting money from African leafy vegetables

Sagaa(Saget) vegetables. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Christopher Angote, 48, from Munungo village in Emuhaya Constituency, spent eight years as a teacher, shaping young minds before he embarked on a journey into commercial farming.

"A teacher employed by the Board of Management used to receive Sh3,000 a month, but for my case, I used to earn Sh12,000 in the early 1990s as a performer," Angote shared.

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