Saturday, June 30, 2012

Mapping out Climate Change Adaptation Plans on Kenya’s Airwaves

Inter Press Service: On a Wednesday morning in Mutitu-Andei township in Makueni County, one of Kenya's driest areas, smallholder farmer Josephine Mutiso tunes into Radio Mang'elete 89.1 FM and listens as meteorological experts discuss the changes in rainfall patterns in the county. In the past Mutiso has implemented much of the advice from the community station and has been able to successfully use "Zai" pit farming to rehabilitate her dry farmland. This is a traditional technique which involves digging pits about...

URL: http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/06/mapping-out-climate-change-adaptation-plans-on-kenyas-airwaves/

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