Farmers in Makueni embrace pigeon pea farming

Farmers in Makueni are embracing pigeon pea farming buoyed by high demand in the coastal region as well as lucrative contractual farming deals offered by Egerton University. As Benson Rioba narrates on this week’s episode of Farmwise, somefarmers have been contracted to grow the new hybrid drought resistant seed variety under a seed multiplication programme by Egerton University. Connect with KBC Business; Subscribe to our channel: https://bit.ly/2OkoAyN Follow us on Twitter:   / kbcchannel1​   Find us on Facebook:   / kbcchannel1news   Check our website: https://www.kbc.co.ke/ #KBCchannel1 #KBCbusiness #KenyaNews