Two students turn invasive hyacinth into fertiliser

Fishermen attempt to navigate through a blanket of hyacinth in Lake Victoria. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The troublesome water hyacinth in Lake Victoria and parts of Lake Naivasha could be a key contributor to food production should an innovation by two students from Kiambu county is scaled up.

The two from Loreto High School Limuru came up with a simple process through which the weed could be processed into an organic fertiliser.

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