Over 10,000 smallholder farmers Benefit from Regenerative Agricultural Practices
Over 10,000 smallholder farmers within Uasin Gishu County are set to benefit from Regenerative Agricultural Practices through the patented technology by efficiently converting their waste into renewable energy and biofertilizer.
Agriculture CECM Mr. Edward Sawe, while Speaking during a Farmers Training Program that was conducted through Sistema.
Bio in partnership with SNV in Eldoret said that the training will help farmers to increase yield and as a result help contribute to food security .
Sawe noted that most farmers were continuously harvesting low yields due to increased soil acidity occasioned by the overuse of acidic fertilizers.
“We are pleased to be part of this training so that our farmers are equipped with the latest farming skills and technologies that will better their yields sustainably,” said Sawe.
The county executive however urged farmers to desist from continued land fragmentation that threatens food security in the country.
According to Adams Amenya, Sistema. bio-Sales Manager, they are training farmers in line with the goals of a hunger-free Africa urging farmers to adopt smart agriculture that will guarantee an increase in yield due to the rising population in the county.
Adams Amenya, the National Manager of Sistema bio said the program is set to benefit 10,000 smallholder farmers in the region.
“The program will work with small hold farmers and their communities, and with relevant stakeholders, to co-create the necessary enabling environment for the application of regenerative agriculture,” said Amenya while speaking to the press.
He noted that the program will primarily focus on dairy farmers as livestock is an important input in the smallholder commercial value chain as they provide a source of manure for crop production and biogas.
The National Manager of Sistema bio said with the training on regenerative farming, the overall resource use efficiency of small farms is expected to increase as crops and livestock enterprises are combined in small farms.
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