Jan 30, 2025
Why Smallholder Farmers in Western Kenya Are Championing Native Tree Restoration
Smallholders in Western Kenya strongly support native-tree restoration due to long-term benefits for landscape restoration, productivity and livelihoods, new research shows. Digital tools and community buy-in are successfully backing restoration projects A farmer waters seedlings along the Nzoia River in Siaya, Kenya. African nations have grand ambitions to green up landscapes with trees; the…
#afforestation#agroforestry#biodiversity#CGIAR Nature-Positive Solutions#Climate resilience#community engagement#desertification#digital tools#Diversity for Restoration#ecosystem restoration#environmental conservation#Food security#forest landscape restoration#Kenya tree-planting initiative#landscape restoration#livelihood improvement#My Farm Trees#native tree restoration#peer learning#policy interventions#reforestation#restoration initiatives#smallholder farmers#SOIL FERTILITY#sustainable agriculture#sustainable farming#tree diversity#tree planting#tree-based livelihoods#Western Kenya
