The county has embarked on teaching locals about groundnut production for food security. Ekiru is among the many farmers, who are finding solace in groundnuts farming after disappointments from nomadic pastoralism. Ekiru says he harvested a solid tonne of groundnuts from his initial two acres and made good money. “I got the first seed from Egerton University, which was doing research here. Lilian Jeptanui from Egerton University says the institution gave farmers seeds and signed contracts to buy the produce.

Source: Standard Digital May 15, 2023 22:30 UTC