Makueni residents receive 96M improved seedlings after Bill gates toured the county.
Makueni residents receive 96M improved seedlings; This is after the Microsoft co- founder Bill gates, visited the county the past two days.
The county received ; 149 tonnes of maize, sorghum (127), green grams (85) and 40 tonnes of beans, Deputy Governor Lucy Mulili stated that each ward will get a share from the distribution.
Mulili stated,”We have mapped out every region in the county, drier and low rainfall parts like Kibwezi and lower Mbooni will be given sorghum and green grams to plant.”
“Farmers in cooler and higher rainfall zones like Kilome, Kaiti and parts of Makueni and Upper Mbooni will receive maize and beans to plant,”she added.
However, there are no specifics if the seedlings are genetically modified or not.
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