From VOA learning english, this is the agriculture report. The northern part of the east african nation of kenya is hot and gets little rain. The area has been suffering from little rainfall or drought for many years. People who live in kenya (say) the droughts (are) becoming more servere . Herders are among those suffering the most. They are people who move with the animals from place to place. But over the past few years many of the animals have died. The lack of rain has stopped the growth of grasses and other foods the animal eat. Many of the herders have no animal left so they has been forced to become farmers. In their culture, being a herders brings them power and respect. Farmers are not as respected as herders. Ali Abdi ( was) (a) herder. His family (was) considered wealthy. he has respect from people in his home district of Garissa of northern kenya. Mr Abdi had about one hundred goats. But drought killed most of the animals. So mr Abdi turned to farming. He and twelve others prepaired about three hectares of land and planted crops. Now they are growing fruits and vegetables including bananas, tomatos, chillies and lemons. Some local people criticized mr Abdi for becoming a farmer but he is not alone. A few other herders in Garissa began to grow crops with financial help from development organizations and the government. An (aid) group called african development solutions is training the new farmers. They learned how to prepaire land, plant seeds and use the best watering methods. Mr Abdi now works for the group he says more herders are turning to farming. From voa learning english. I'm _

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