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Give two main factors which influenced the Abaluyia to become crop farmers by the beginning of the nineteenth century

Give two main factors which influenced the Abaluyia to become crop farmers by the beginning of the nineteenth century.

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Possession of iron and iron working skills

Settlement in areas with suitable climate

Existence of ingenious crops

Fertile soils.

johnson mwenjera answered the question on January 15, 2018 at 14:47

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