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How smart farmers in Kenya are coping with climate change

A small scale farmer, Karen Anyango from Nyakach in Kisumu County weeding her intercropped farm. PHOTO COURTESY.

NAIROBI: Farmers have realised that effects of climate change are brutal and to survive, they have to think smart and fast.

That is why they are coming up with simple, practical and even innovative ways to cope with the harsh impact of changing weather patterns. From maize to fish to tomato wheat and dairy farmers, they have all realised they must do things differently to cope with this new and harsh reality called climate change.

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