Ecological Farmer in Kenya

Francesca Kitheka holds pigeon peas, in Yatta, Machokos County.
Farmers in Kenya are effectively applying ecological farming practices that are increasing their ability to build resilience to and cope with climate change.

Unique identifier: GP0STP8OJ

Type: Image

Shoot date: 30/06/2015

Locations: Eastern Africa, Kenya, Machakos County, Yatta

Credit line: © Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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Environmental Resilience in Kenya

Our climate is changing and all over the world we are experiencing more unpredictable and uncertain weather than in the past. Those depending on the weather for their daily bread – farmers and farm workers – are feeling, and will continue to feel, climate change more intensively than everyone else. East Africa has first-hand experience in climate change. It is predicted that long rains will decrease and droughts will be more common, resulting in food insecurity.
Greenpeace interviewed farmers and members of the organisations that support them in West and Eastern Kenya. The aim was to identify which practices are being used successfully to build resilience, and alternatively which practices increase vulnerability.

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