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Kenyan farmers test 'smart' fences to curb elephant invasions

Fences giving out electric shocks have been deployed along the perimeters of farmland in Kenya to prevent elephants from entering the land and trampling over the crops. © RFI/Victor Moturi

Francis Kamau boasts a large farm in the beautiful Laikipia County plains in Kenya. Each year as he prepares his land for the next crop season, a nagging question refuses to leave his mind: “Will my crop survive an elephant attack?”

Kamau, who lives in Mathira village near the Laikipia west conservancy, keeps incurring huge losses due to the wild animals that freely roam in the area, especially at night.

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