Indigenous food crops.[Photo:E Daily].Women at Katangi in Machakos county have embraced indigenous crops farming which they say is enabling them to eke a living despite the area's dry conditions.Speaking at one of their farms in the area on Thursday where they are growing cassavas, Joan Kavata who is the chairperson of the Kavinga Women Self-Help Group said that the demand for the indigenous farm products had increased leading to good prices.Kavata says that lack of capital to do greenhouse farming which is suitable in the dry area led them to do indigenous farming which requires little rainfall."In our lack, we found an opportunity. Since we couldn't raise enough money even for one greenhouse, we decided to explore the next best alternative. That is how we started this farming one year ago," said Kavata.Apart from cassava, she says they are also growing sweet potatoes, arrowroots among others."We have a ready market in Machakos and parts of Makongeniin Thika town where we sell to market women. We also sell to locals," she added.She says that the demand for indigenous farm products has been on the rise in the area which she attributes to changing eating habits of locals as a result of what she says is intensified campaign by the media and nutritionists for people to embrace indigenous dishesIs there a newsworthy accident, incident or event happening in (insert name of your county) that you want Hivisasa to cover? Tell us what is happening by Joining this group, and have it published. https://chat.whatsapp.com/GFES7nHOblCLSvoroJtVNX

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