The NCCK has this week distributed 12,750kgs of maize, 3,825kgs of beans, 850kgs of sugar and 850ltrs of cooking oil to 425 drought-affected families in Loperot, Kangakipur, and Nakalei Sub-Locations in Kalapata Ward, Turkana South. This has been done in partnership with the Mennonite Central Committee. “We have had very many people come to assist
The lives of more than 2,000 households in Tharaka Nithi have been radically transformed by adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA). Their enhanced food security has improved their livelihoods, boosted their family incomes, and empowered women. This is the reality that faced Andy Harrington the Executive Director of Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB), during a familiarization visit to Tharaka
Success Story: Caroline Gatuura My name is Caroline Gatuura aged 40 years, married, and blessed with 3 children. I hail from Kamuthetu village, Mwanyni location, Nkondi ward, Tharaka Nithi county. My husband spends weekdays at work. Thus, I am the one managing farming activities together with my children. My agricultural production in the 3 acres
Success Story: Matthew Mutegi My name is Mathew Mutegi (52), from Irimba village, Nkondi ward and Location, Tharaka Nithi County. I am a lead farmer to Karimi Self Help Group. The land I am settled on and farming is an inheritance from my father. Since 1963, the farming in the area has been dominated by
Success Story: Margret Kageni My name is Margret Kageni, I live in Kiandia Village, Mukothima location, Mukothima ward, Tharaka Nithi County. I live with my husband. We are blessed with five children. I am a farmer and I incorporate crop farming with livestock keeping. Before I started practicing Conservation Agriculture (CA), our farms were
Success Story: Hassan Kiragu My name is Hassan Kiragu, I hail from Marundi village, Thiiti sub-location, Thiiti location in Mukothima ward, Tharaka Nithi County. I am 70 years old, married and blessed with seven children all who are grown-ups. My wife lives with one of my sons who migrated to have his own home. I
HOME FOR CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE – Elizabeth Mukwamugao My name is Elizabeth Mukwamugao. I live in Ubarini Village, Tunyai sub location, Tunyai location, Chiakariga ward in Tharaka Nithi County. I live with my lovely husband Joseph Nyagal and my four children, two boys and two girls. My first born is a boy, is in secondary school
The National Council of Churches of Kenya, the Dan Church Aid and the County Government of Baringo have entered into a tripartite commitment to equip farmers in the county with Climate Smart Agriculture skills for enhanced food security. The commitment was affirmed during a meeting held at Kabarnet which brought together representatives from the three
The need for forest products within Olenguruone Forest (and indeed the larger Mau Forest Complex) has exerted much pressure upon it leading to unsustainable exploitation of the same. The ecological consequences have been dire and far reaching both environmentally, socially and economically both to the community within the complex as well as critical sectors that
The NCCK is this week equipping 90 Lead Farmers with Mindset Change for Better Farming Methods skills this week. The farmers, drawn from three wards of Tharaka Nithi County, are being trained in cohorts of 30 each to ensure compliance with Covid-19 control measures. The training is a component of the Conservation Agriculture for Improved
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