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Villagers find indigenous vegetables a cash cow after ditching maize

traditional vegetables

Jane Munga’ashia on her farm in Vihiga County.

Photo credit: Isaiah Esipisu | Nation Media Group

Jane Mung’ashia, a smallholder farmer in Wengondo, North Maragoli, is busy weeding her indigenous vegetables when the Seeds of Gold team arrives.

Soon, a neighbour arrives to buy the produce she has grown on another section of her farm.