One man in Kenya is fighting vegetable waste in a creative way. Jacinta Nyokabi is a vegetable seller and used to see her produce rot, and when that happened there were only a few choices to deal with them.
"If I throw away waste, county officials will accuse me of contaminating the market because rotting fruits and vegetables smell and attract rats which spread diseases," complained the 32-year-old mother of two.
But now there are eager customers for her rotting tomatoes: A herd of 20 meandering camels, owned by Stephen Kariuki have been brought in to act as garbage disposals for the market's food waste. Kariuki chose camels for their peaceful demeanor and their milk production, which he can sell.
"The camels feed on everything that we give them and so the food is not dumped away," said Nyokabi. Nyokabi has been selling vegetables on the market for two years.
source: news.trust.org
