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Is The Importation of Maize in Kenya From East African Community Inevitable?

By Timothy Njagi Maize is the cheapest source of calories among the cereal grains, making up about 65 percent of the total food calories consumed by households in Kenya. To meet this demand, maize is produced on 40 percent of the total crop area—mainly by smallholders. Kenya’s annual production target has been 40 million bags […]

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Vincent Chelule: The Secret to Harvesting 40 Bags of Maize an Acre

Still waters run deep. This is the term that best describes Vincent Chelule, the farmer we chose to feature in this quarter’s issue of The Sower. Chelule as he is popularly referred to as hails from Chesoton village in Njoro sub-county, Nakuru County.  At forty-five years of age, he remains an inspiration to not just

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