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Prison grows unique ‘pomato’ to fight hunger
A seedling of pomato (a graft of potato and tomato) that was invented at the Kiambu G.K prison farm. ERIC WAINAINA
A prison farm has made a breakthrough in growing tomatoes and potatoes on the same stem through grafting, potentially helping save on input costs and maximising use of small land parcels in densely populated areas.
The Kiambu Prison started the trial two years ago, guided by literature from China that showed the tuber and the fruit could actually be grown on the same plant.
