East African researchers collaborate to fight maize disease
By Martha Wairimu Nyambura
Nairobi, Kenya – Sixty four – year- old Wambui Muhiu, meticulously moves the jembe (hoe) back and forth hitting hard against the black cotton soil in her small acre of land in rural Kenya,Muranga County. Her efforts reveal a cluster of worms to which the chickens watching nearby greedily devour.
The long rains of March-May have started albeit in torrents. Besides her is a two kilogramme bag full of maize seeds for planting.
