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Bringing improved seeds and plant materials to partners in Kenya

Bringing improved seeds and plant materials to partners in Kenya
New potato and bean varieties will mean more food for farm families By Ken Mellish In Kenya, there is very good work done at the research stations to develop crops which are morenutritious, better yielding and do better with climate change. However, there is a problem withthese improved varieties getting in the hands of the…
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Empowering Women Farmers

Empowering Women Farmers
by Ken Mellish A Farmers Helping Farmers project is helping five women’s groups in the Nkando and Kamuketha area of Kenya to establish a small irrigated farm. The work is part of an ongoing Global Affairs Canada funded project called More Food, Better Food: Empowering Women Farmers in Kenya. The women's groups leased two parcels…
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