Kenyan farmers adopt agro-ecological methods as food safety awareness grows
The following is an inspiring story from Kenya. "I don't use pesticides and inorganic fertilizers at all because my goal is to ensure that I farm sustainably," Kuria, who is among a rising number of farmers in the east African nation adopting the methods, told Xinhua in a recent interview.This season, having known that the rains would be erratic as forecasted by the weatherman, she went for millet and sorghum, alongside other crops. She explained that farming a variety of crops on the same land, however tiny, is one way of embracing agroecology for sustainability.
Title of publication: www.xinhuanet.com
Author: Xinhua
Year: 2021
Country/ies: Kenya
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Blog article
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Content language: English