Study in India showed that if a mother was educated, she was more likely to be able to keep her children healthy. In eastern kenya, lips fields, the maze is taller than your head. Next to it is his father's field, where it's below knit tansey. The difference here is education. Philip, who is better educated, has dug a retention ditch to conserve water. He and his wife have adopted fertilizer and new drought resistance seeds. They plant their seeds earlier than their neighbors do so they catch the first rain.
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