Farmers see promise and profit for agroforestry in southern Kenya

Farmers see promise and profit for agroforestry in southern Kenya

In Kenya’s Rift Valley, rural communities are implementing agroforestry to boost incomes and forest cover. Native plants like enset, a type of wild banana, and trees are being cultivated in combination with crops, which benefit each other and provide a diversity of produce.
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Indigenous architecture saves lives in Lombok quakes

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