Conservation Agriculture Mechanization Insights - Meru Version - PAFID-FtMA

Mr. Jason Marangu has been a proponent of CA since 2011. He has been able to offer CA-related mechanization services to neighboring farmers. With the now evident climate change effects, farmers has no option but to change their farming techniques. This techniques need to have close to zero emissions while guaranteeing maximum output possible to be able to feed the ballooning world population.
Climate-Smart Agriculture has 3 key principles to be observed;
1. Increase productivity :
There is an urgent need to feed the ballooning population
2. Increase resilience to effects of climate change -
How do we cushion the farmers against the now rampant incidences of droughts, floods & pest infestation?
3. Reduce emissions
How do we reduce greenhouse gases (CO2, Nitrous Oxide, Methane etc)