Can herbs lift Kenyan farmers out of poverty?

Mr Kimani Mbugua at his chamomile farm in Wanjohi in Kipipiri, Nyandarua on January 28. PHOTO | CHEBOITE KIGEN | NMG

When Elijah Kimani started growing herbs on his three-acre farm, it was not because he knew its real value.

Neither was he was part of the few Kenyan exporters who made Sh800 million in six months last year, selling herbs ranging from basil, chamomile, thyme, chives, mint, oregano, marjoram others, according to the latest Horticulture Directorate statistics.

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