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A Kenyan farmer who grew cotton to pay for his own education is now sending his children to university with the same crop. Despite small plots and equipment challenges, cotton is quietly transforming lives in Busia County.
After her husband's death in 2021, Ann Wanjugu transformed a tiny strawberry plot into a thriving six-acre farm that now exports to Uganda and employs 22 workers. What started as a desperate search for income became a story of resilience that proves quality farming can break through markets.
Kenyan communities are gaining access to affordable drip irrigation and climate-smart farming techniques that are transforming dry land into productive farms. Over 400 farmers in Embu County now have water access, and young people are returning home to farm.
Widows in coastal Kenya are rebuilding their lives with a pest-resistant cotton that triples harvests and brings home steady income. What was once a dying industry now employs 15,000 farmers and produces 60% of the nation's cotton.
More than 47,000 metric tons of American wheat arrived in Kenya this week, kicking off a groundbreaking program to revolutionize the country's livestock industry. The grain sale will fund a project helping Kenyan farmers produce better animal feed at lower costs.
Maryanne Gichanga grew up watching climate change destroy her family's harvests and threaten her education. Now she's using satellite data and solar sensors to help millions of smallholder farmers outsmart unpredictable weather.
Maryanne Gichanga grew up watching climate change destroy her family's harvests and threaten her education. Now she's using solar-powered sensors and AI to help thousands of Kenyan farmers predict weather and save their crops.
