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Pastoralists turn to charcoal burning to absorb drought shocks

Charcoal mound at a farm in Turkana County. [Bakari Angela, Standard]

After losing livestock to biting drought, several pastoralists in Turkana County have turned to charcoal burning to earn a living.

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