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Egerton University unveils new high-yielding groundnut variety

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John Supeiyo, Research Assistant Agro-Science Park (L) and Serah Njambi, Secretary, Directorate of Marketing and Resource Mobilization Centre (C) from Egerton University shows a client seedling innovations at KALRO-NARL Kabete centre, Nairobi County [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard]

A new groundnut variety developed by Agro-Science Park at Egerton University is tipped to offer farmers double farmers' produce and incomes.

John Supeiyo from Egerton Agro-Science Park says the new Ndovu variety will be used to produce foods, manufacturing of oils, biofuels and animal feeds. It takes 4-5 months to mature.

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