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How sorghum is giving Kerio Valley peace, prosperity
Jennifer Talaa at her farm in Mogoro Sub-Location in Elgeyo-Marakwet County. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA
The arid Kerio Valley in Elgeyo Marakwet County is known for pastoralism. However, this source of livelihood has over the years proved unreliable, unsustainable and even dangerous due to rampant cases of banditry.
However, with calm gradually returning in the region, farmers are now shifting to sorghum farming in a bid to boost their economic livelihoods. Farmers says they are shifting from pastoralism to sorghum as a way of warding of bandits who are after livestock.