Marsabit farmers opt to grow miraa over food crops

Suppose you had a piece of land on which you could grow anything, provided you have water, what would you grow? For most people the obvious answer is a food crop but for farmers in Marsabit County, food crops is not an option for them. As Safi Godana reports, years of frequent droughts, and a rapidly changing climate is leaving the farmers with very few choices, and many of them are turning to Miraa.
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[@mwendapoleee]

What will they eat?

[@cooltonnio4973]

Kashikeee

[@royyymcroy4183]

Miraa needs alot of water

[@mohammedmamo6177]

Marsabit town receives 1200 mm of rainfall per year , that's alot for mugoka.. mugoka doesn't need much water it is grown in dryer regions of embu

[@pietrojenkins6901]

Foolz ,stop encroaching on Meru's turf .Copyright infringement suit coming fast.

[@tuforu4]

yeh its vreye healthy

[@davismate6999]

Stop worrying comrade, Miraa grown in Meru and that grown in hot sun baked Marsabit is like comparing Robusta and Arabica coffee- no competition.

[@mohammedmamo6177]

Idiot meru.. We in mandera will buy miraa from our people