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Kenya reintroduces broad bean farming to boost food security
The exotic leguminous plant, whose botanical name is Vicia faba, had been introduced by European settlers before the 1960s but was later abandoned by Kenyan farmers despite its high nutritional value.
A farmer gets rid of weeds with a flock of sheep at the Choro Farm in Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 19, 2024. (Credit: Xinhua)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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NAIROBI - Kenya is reintroducing abandoned broad bean farming in a bid to boost food and nutritional security for communities and their livestock, senior officials said