May Muthuri
A climate change resistant ecosystem
Amlankusam, a 45 year old agro-ecologist, has developed a concept that will ensure a sustainable agro-ecosystem capable of resisting climate change. He notes, “For the past five years, I’ve lived with my family in the heart of a plus-energy, vertical eco-neighborhood called ‘Hyperions’ producing more energy than it consumes. In collaboration with architects, agricultural engineers, […] Continue Reading
Africa wood grow in Kenya
A short impression with a birds eye view of the progress at a farm in Kenya growing Melia Volenski. Continue Reading
Life in Syntropy
“Humans could reconcile themselves with the planet, finding a way to be useful and welcomed in the system. But we don’t realize that, we can’t see… because we have disconnected ourselves from the life on the planet, thinking that we are the intelligent ones. We cant see that we are just part of an intelligent […] Continue Reading
In Burundi, seeing the writing in the hillsides means working with farmers
Farmers are important partners in generating research on soil types, crop varieties, and production strategies in a landscape and research institutions explore different approaches to tapping into this knowledge base and linking their work with observational data from farmers. Farmers in Burundi have a high stake in the viability of seasonal harvests, as they depend on […] Continue Reading
Land degradation neutrality as a tangible vision for our landscapes
Land is the foundation of life and humanity cannot survive without it. However, we chose to take it for granted, mismanaging fertile soils and millions of trees. Is there any hope to wake up to a land degradation free world? Click here to learn more Continue Reading
Scaling up climate smart agriculture
According to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the global hunger index of Nepal in the year 2015 was 22.2 indicating a serious problem of food security. Additionally, majority of the farmers in the country have less knowledge on the suitability of different production methods under the climate change scenarios across a wide array […] Continue Reading