Kenya embraces cocoa farming to boost diversity in industrial crop farming
Verenardo Meeme, Rootooba, 2 July 2020 Kenya has introduced cocoa farming in its industrial crop sub-sector. The venture is spearheaded by Kenya Agricultural and…
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