Sorghum farming is transforming livelihoods in drought-hit Kerio Valley, with Kabulwo Farmers’ Cooperative Society expecting more than Sh15 million this season.
Kabulwo Farmers’ Cooperative Society Chairperson Yusuf Kipchumba at the society's sorghum farm in Emsoo in Elgeyo Marakwet County. [Wycliff Kipsang, Standard].
A decision by a group of herders from the banditry-prone Kerio Valley to venture into sorghum farming is changing fortunes in the arid region.
The initiative is expected to generate Sh15 million.
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