Author: Adewale Kupoluyi
The Federal Government-assisted International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)/Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), has flagged off the distribution of farm inputs for dry season rice farming to cushion the effects of flooding in Taraba State. Governor Darius Ishaku, in an address at the distribution of the inputs, said there was looming food insecurity as a result of the flood disaster that destroyed many rice farms in the state. Ishaku, who was represented by the Commissioner for Agriculture in the state, Dr. David Kasa, said that the IFAD support was coming to cushion the losses incurred by some farmers due to…
The agriculture sector in Kenya employs more than 70 percent of the rural population. But the impact of climate change along with inflated costs of food, fuel, and fertilizer have put pressure on smallholder farmers, and millions across the country are experiencing hunger. Now, the Drylands Farmer Research Network (FRN) in West Pokot County, Kenya, hopes to serve as a model for community-led food systems transformation and climate adaptation. The West Pokot County region is arid, and degraded soils grow weak plants. Over 45 years, 1.4 million tons of soil have washed away. Deep gullies, carved by water and intensified by…
