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?What keeps my 350 apple trees blooming: Teacher

George Karemu tends to apples trees at his apple farm in Miugune village, in Buuri Sub county. Darlington Manyara, Standard

Despite the demand for apples locally, in Kenya, its production is confined to a few scattered farmers in the highlands of Kiambu, Kitale and Nandi. One farmer who has tapped into this growing demand is George Karemu who has 350 apple trees.

The retired teacher and his wife grow the apples on a one and a quarter acre orchard in Miugune village in Buuri District, Meru County. 

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