Eburu residents adopt use of biogas to reduce pressure on forest resource

Lydia Nyota at her farm at home in Eburu, Gilgil, Nakuru County. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

On the vast slopes of the Mau Eburu Forest ecosystem in Gilgil, Nakuru County, we find Lydia Nyota, 59, tending her vegetable garden.

Nyota, a mother of three, practices organic farming. She grows beans, cabbages and avocados among others, thanks to her biogas project.