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Agro-Ecological Farming Enhancing Farmers’ Livelihoods
- Blogs, Food Sovereignty
- July 1, 2017
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Variety is the spice that gives life all its flavor. Meet Janet Muriungi of Thuura Rwathuka Self-Help Group of Nyaki East Ward, North Imenti Sub-county of Meru County whose group has been working with ICE since 2013. From the time, her farm has never been the same again. Just like
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Making farming climate resilient, for food and income security!
- Food Sovereignty
- April 27, 2017
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“I now feel proud of my work as a farmer and the success I have made this far. My family is not only food and nutritional secure but we are making a living through sale of surplus produce from this farm” says Victoria Mumo. Victoria Mumo hails from Kithendo village
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Towards restoring Ecological Resilience – A Case study
- Natural Resource Management
- April 27, 2017
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Ecosystems when faced by disturbances whether naturally or human-induced work towards recovery – this is a show of ecological resilience. The ease with which a particular ecosystem regains its previous or improved status is a measure of this resilience. Where perturbation is of high magnitude, recovery takes place slowly and
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FARMING IN SMALL PARCELS OF LAND
- Blogs, Food Sovereignty
- February 20, 2017
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Farmers who hold small parcels of land strive to attain high productivity, despite these size of their lands which they have homestead in them too. However, with decreasing land sizes as a result of land subdivision, it is getting more difficult to survive on farming alone. Meru is one of
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