NAIROBI, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- For James Kariuki, a macadamia farmer in central Kenya since 1997, cultivating macadamia nuts has been a double-edged sword. While the crop promises high yields and ...
Unlike commercial macadamias, the nuts only grow to the size of a five-cent piece and cannot be eaten due to their bitter flavour and ability to produce cyanide.