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Making money from melons is her thing

By Njoki Chege September 18th, 2013 1 min read

It is not every day that you find a young, trendy lass getting her hands dirty in the fields, but 28-year-old Annie Nyaga does that every day, and proudly so.

She hardly passes for a farmer; not with her six-inch heels, figure-hugging skinny jeans and fancy top.

The first impression you get of Annie is that she is career woman with a well-paying, white-collar job, but nothing could be further from the truth. This is because for the past five years, Annie has been a successful farmer in Mbeere, growing water melons.

After graduating in 2007 with a Bachelor