The desire to inspire and prove to her own local community that they could earn great money even with their small farms prompted Mary Wangui to venture into poultry farming and defy the common thinking about agriculture and self-employment. Mary says that it was high time people, especially the youth and women, thought beyond formal employment and sought greener pastures in business and agri-business ventures which guaranteed more freedom and great returns. She reckons that the people in her area do not own big farms, a factor that led many of its residents to disregard farming as a business. Compared to their neighbouring districts. It is for this reason Mary is calling on her fellow community members to venture into poultry farming, which she says, she needs little space to rear and guarantees a ready market. Instead of running to seek employment which is rarely available, our people should start thinking beyond formal employment through job creation. When I myself was employed, I ea
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