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Chapter 6

Kenya

“In a world with less money, close personal relationships are more important.” (82% agree)

Small-scale agriculture is the beating heart of Kenya's economy, sustaining more than half its people. To understand this, you must start at a place like J's farm. J owns just an acre or two, but it is an impressive example of intensive and intentional small-scale agriculture. On his sunbaked land, he produces more than enough cassava, corn, and meat to feed his family. He sells the excess at markets in the nearby city of Nanyuki, where travelers on Highway A2 stop to snap photos at a big yellow sign that marks the equator. The move from ...

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