Gregory Murithi discovered just how profitable arrowroot farming is, a little over three years ago. So good was the income he was raking in that he decided to do away with other crops, save for maize, ...

Before corona, Ciku Njeru was a full time student at Chuka University where she is a final year Bachelor of Education student. In her free time, she would don her other hat as a passionate arrowroot ...

Arrowroot is a starchy vegetable that people use as a thickener in desserts and baked goods. It provides calcium and magnesium. It may benefit people on a gluten-free diet or those managing their ...

Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) is a tropical tuber native to Indonesia. It’s often processed into flour and used in baking, cooking, and around the house. Share on Pinterest Shamil/Getty Images This ...

Arrowroot, also known by the scientific name Maranta arundinacea L., is a tropical root vegetable. It's native to Central America, South America, and the West Indies, but today is grown in tropical ...

VADAKARA: With sheer determination and hard work, Fathima M, a middle-aged farmer in Pathiyarakkara near here, is scripting a success story. Living on the banks of Murad river, she, for the past five ...

A well-wisher has also started a project to train farmers on dryland arrowroot farming to emancipate them from poverty. Chege says the arrowroot suckers require little moisture to mature and can ...