Kisumu, Vihiga: Training farmers, transforming soils, improving livelihoods
In Kisumu and Vihiga (Kenya), The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is training farmers to restore degraded soils through practical, science-based methods, boosting productivity, climate resilience, and livelihoods.
- climate change
Kisumu, Vihiga: Training farmers, transforming soils, improving livelihoods
In Kisumu and Vihiga (Kenya), The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is training farmers to restore degraded soils through practical, science-based methods, boosting productivity, climate resilience, and livelihoods.
Healthy soils are key to ensuring food security, sustainable livelihoods, environmental conservation, and resilience to climate change. However, the well-being of soils often receives little attention, with fertility levels depreciating over the years. Over time, soils, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, have been negatively affected by issues such as overuse of synthetic farm inputs, erosion, and over-cultivation, unsustainable farming practices, among others. Climate change and its effects have further intensified the threats to healthy soils.