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Accountant whose bank account flows in passion fruits money In about twelve months, Morris Maina Thuo will officially become an accountant by profession. Hopefully, he could get a job as an accountant in a blue chip company. But whether it happens or not, Maina is not very worried---He has found a money maker in passion fruits. The fourth year Bachelor of Commerce student at the University of Nairobi is already raking in Sh 20,000 a week from half an acre passion crop of 700 plants. At the small farm given by his uncle at Githakwa in Githunguri, Kiambu County, Maina's crop yields more than 250 kilos of passion fruits whose market value ranges between Sh 80- 100 per kilo. "I was growing the vegetables like cabbages, kales and lettuce but there was a lot of uncertainty. I decided to change," says Maina at his farm. The 24 year old student juggles between his accounting lessons and the farm and so far, he has no worries about marketing. "I cannot sustain the demand so far. I have actually teamed up with some other young men in the area to grow the crop in their farms so that we can sell together," he explains. He has added value to his farming and now sells seedlings some of which is grafted to produce better yielding varieties. "We graft seedlings and we have purple passion and Sweet yellow varieties. They are fast moving," says Maina. Quite techno-savvy, Main has taken up Whatsup and Mkulima Young website as his key digital marketing platforms. "The Mkulima Young site is like a market place. You meet buyers and sellers at the same time. It has really boosted my marketing," he says. Maina emphasizes the need for applying modern marketing tools for young farmers. "I am digital and I want to be serious digital farmer. Farming is not just about dirt. You can be a smart farmer," he encourages youths who fear agriculture. From his testimony, Maina is an apt example of how a side farming job can boost one's income..... Another digital farmer!