Matunda Miti : How fruit trees in Kenya are solving several problems at once. from miti Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 4 min 55 sec
✓ Published: 21-Jun-2015

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Kenya has about 6% tree cover and only 20% of all the land is arable. Even so, a third of the population directly depends on rain-fed agriculture with the bulk of them being small scale farmers. Erratic rainfall patterns brought about by climate change cripples the food production system by either drying out the farms or flooding them. Tree planting is therefore of great importance. In one county, Murang’a, driven by efforts of local farmers, tree planting has evolved to Fruit Tree Farming - M