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“We shall work closely with Benedetta to accelerate the agroecology campaign by bringing batches of farmers from across Makueni County to her farmland to learn the farming model,” said Mary Muteti, the director of agriculture in Makueni County.
According to Prof Alex Awiti, the principal scientist in charge of agroecology at Landscape Alliance Global (formerly CIFOR-ICRAF), agroforestry and mixed farming optimise the ecological services of different trees while minimising the risks associated with climate shocks such as drought.
A spot check in the region bordering Benedetta’s farmland shows that many smallholder farmers have switched from mono-cropping to agroforestry and mixed farming.
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