Kenya: Farmers grow jack beans to improve soil fertility and reduce soil erosion
This story was originally published in September 2019. It’s mid-morning and Anne Nyangasi is leading a group of farmers who […]
Kenya: Solar-powered freezer boosts immunization rates in hard-to-reach rural villages (IPS)
In the semi-arid southeastern Kenya region of Makueni County, Kamboo, Yindalani, and Yiuma Mavui villages are far from Makindu sub-county […]
Kenya: Traditional crops boost hopes for climate resilience (Trust)
Climate change is posing a threat to traditional crops in Kenya, where the staple crop—maize—is not as drought-tolerant as millet. […]
Duond Mikayi team encourages women to ‘just start now’
“Chak achaka” means “just start now.” Chak achaka is a segment on Radio Mikayi’s Duond Mikayi program, a program dedicated […]
Kenya: Growing fodder helps dairy farmers increase milk production
It’s partly cloudy and the morning sun is shining intermittently on Samuel Mbogo’s green field of brachiaria fodder. The 55-year-old […]
Kenya: Regenerative agriculture as a pathway to a sustainable food system
Worries about infertile soil and loss of biodiversity—along with the loss of native seeds—are becoming only more common. Many agricultural […]
Kenya: Farmers use earthworms to make organic fertilizer
It’s 10 o’clock in the morning and Caleb Omolo is walking around his farm and inspecting his crops. He stops […]
Kenya: Farmers use local materials to manage pests and diseases
It’s a bright sunny morning and Shadrack Etangasait is preparing a backyard vegetable garden outside his iron-roofed house. The 31-year-old […]
Kenya: Rice farmers use ocean tides to boost production (InfoNile, Standard Media Group Kenya)
In the golden midday sun, Ozi village nestles in the tail end of the Tana Delta in Tana River County, […]
Kenya: Reforestation reduces risk of drought and brings back the forest (MongaBay)
On a hot, sunny afternoon in Migori county, Kenya, 480 kilometres west of the capital Nairobi, Susan Aluoch is preparing […]