Chinese agripreneur providing new lease of life to Kenya's dryland communities

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Chinese agripreneur providing new lease of life to Kenya's dryland communities

STORY: Chinese agripreneur providing new lease of life to Kenya's dryland communities DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the farm 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TERESIA MUTUA, Farm worker 3. various of the farm 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI CHANGHONG, Director of Eshine Agricultural Planting Company Limited STORYLINE: Located about 85 km southeast of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, Li Changhong's 25-acre Moringa plantation has withstood a prolonged dry spell to retain some luster. The expansive farm that sits next to the busy highway connecting Nairobi to the port city of Mombasa, is a cherished getaway for the Chinese agripreneur who defied naysayers to introduce Moringa and Aloe Vera farming in a region renowned for acute droughts. The Moringa and Aloe Vera farm has not only thrived in the face of extreme weather events but has also provided steady income flows to the local workforce. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TERESIA MUTUA, Farm worker "I send m

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