Kenya: Farmers Dump Maize for Passion Fruit

Nairobi — Farmers in the North Rift have embraced passion fruit growing as an alternative to maize.

The switch is partly due to the skyrocketing cost of maize production, and will compound fears of a major grains shortage this year.

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