Video- Kenya Indigenous trees
JOAN Wandegi Nthiga is one of a growing number of Kenyan farmers adopting the agroforestry practice of planting endangered indigenous trees alongside food crops to mitigate the negative effects of climate change, soil degradation, and biodiversity loss. In eastern Kenya, a small group of friends gathered at the farm of Joan Wandegi Nthiga. They're discussing the weather, a common topic of conversation these days. Much has changed in the area, in the past few decades. "The geography has changed dramatically since we started cultivating here over 40 years ago," Nthiga says. Like many other parts of the country and region,…
