African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change
Voice of America
Farmers sort out climate-smart beans in Machakos, Kenya, March 18, 2024. From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers are looking both to the past and future to respond to climate change. James Tshuma, a small scale farmer, shows some of his vegetables he planted in a small garden at his home, in Mangwe district in Zimbabwe, March 22, 2024. Plant pathologist Sila Nzioki looks at dried climate-smart beans using a microscope at a plant pathology laboratory at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) Katumani Research Centre, in Machakos, Kenya,, March 18, 2024.
From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking to the past and future to respond to climate change.
