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Kenyan Herders Embrace Drought-resistant Trees

In northern Kenya, recurrent drought and desertification [process by which once fertile lands turn into deserts] are hitting livestock-dependent communities hard. Lenny Ruvaga reports for VOA from the Samburu region where families are hoping to root out malnutrition by planting 18 species of drought-resistant, fruit-bearing trees.

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