Bixa farming picking up in Kwale County

http://bdafrica.com Bixa farmer since 2014, Jeremiah Kilalo, 68, explains how to plant, maintain and harvest bixa crop.He also says there is ready market for the crop which is used for colouring cheese, fish, salad oil, margarine and cosmetics like lipsticks. Mr Kilalo harvests about 3,000kg per year and sells directly to Kenya Bixa Ltd at Sh65 per kilo.