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Mushroom farmers

Paul Ruto and his wife Nancy at their mushroom farm in Tumbelyon village, Kaplong location, Bomet County.
 

| Vitalis Kimutai | Nation Media Group

Seeds of Gold

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We pick our money from mushrooms

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By  Vitalis Kimutai

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • With a capital of Sh50,000, Paul Ruto built shelves to hold 140 bags, bought mushroom seeds and propagated them in August, 2017.
  • He runs the farm with his wife, Nancy, a primary school teacher, and has employed five workers, including two salesmen.

Paul Ruto was a distraught man some five years ago when his passion fruit and dairy enterprises collapsed.

He had pumped Sh300,000 loan from a commercial bank into the business and delegated a worker to take care of the crops and animals.

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