Sacco grows roots of success from nut seeds

Nafaka Cooperative Society in Taveta started from a humble beginning. It was a simple contractual deal with Egerton University to have farmers in the region grow Ggoundnuts and sell it back to the institution. However, this has given birth to a fully-fledged seed merchant, registered by the Kenya Plant Inspectorate Service (Kephis).

The cooperative was contracted by Egerton University a couple of years back to produce seed on their behalf, but farmers have been producing more than what the institution requires. The growers decided to set up a seed business in order to make extra income from the surplus.