NCCK Set to Transform Farmers’ Lives
The food security of 3,000 households in Tharaka Nithi County is set to receive a boost following the recruitment and training of 165 lead farmers to spearhead Conservation Agriculture (CA).
The training conducted by the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) empowered the lead farmers with the knowledge and skills on land preparation and planting using Conservation Agriculture principles.
The skills imparted included utilization of Zai Pits, planting basins, soil cover, and afforestation alongside other crucial Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs).
The 165 newly recruited lead farmers will be pivotal agents of change, and will train other farmers within their respective farmer field schools (FFS) at the village level thus promoting more sustainable and resilient farming systems.
The farmers were drawn from five wards in Tharaka Nithi County, including Mukothima, Nkondi, Gatunga, Marimanti, and Chiakariga.
The training is part of Phase 3 implementation of the Conservation Agriculture project being implemented by NCCK and Canadian Foodgrain Bank (CFGB). In phases I and II, the project transformed the lives of more than 4,000 households in Mukothima, Nkondi and Chiakariga.
