Kitui peasants strike gold with sunflower farming
Summary
The couple blazed the sunflower trail 53 years ago, many years before a strong wind of environmental consciousness swept across the country.
Kunyaa cultivates the crop twice a year alongside maize, beans and peas in two farmlands measuring 18 acres in total.
Tuesday April 27 2021
Muvea Kunyaa and his wife Pauline at their farm in Kataa Village, Kitui County on March 13, 2021. PHOTO | PIUS MAUNDU | NMG
By PIUS MAUNDU
Summary
The couple blazed the sunflower trail 53 years ago, many years before a strong wind of environmental consciousness swept across the country.
Kunyaa cultivates the crop twice a year alongside maize, beans and peas in two farmlands measuring 18 acres in total.