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Carbon Credits Must Deliver More Than Cash to Farmers

Big3Africa Desk September 14, 2026

Carbon credits can provide additional income for smallholder farmers, but their real value should extend beyond payments. Lessons from agricultural carbon projects in Kenya show that agroforestry, composting, soil and water conservation and improved farming practices can strengthen productivity, restore soils and build resilience — while also highlighting the need for transparency, fair benefit-sharing and meaningful farmer participation.

Food Systems

Sagana Dairy Farm Offers Lessons In Safer, Climate-Smart Food Production

Neville Ng'ambwa July 28, 2026

A dairy farm in Kirinyaga County is demonstrating how climate-smart agriculture can improve food safety, cut emissions and boost farm profitability. By combining solar energy, biogas, organic fertiliser and traceable milk production, Meved Dairy Farm is showing how sustainable farming practices can strengthen food security while reducing agriculture's environmental footprint.

Food Systems

Ancient Maya Knowledge Helps Guatemalan Farmers Cut Agrochemical Use

Correspondent June 15, 2026

Farmers in Guatemala are reviving ancient Maya agricultural knowledge to create natural biopesticides from locally available plants, reducing dependence on costly agrochemicals. The approach is improving soil health, protecting biodiversity, and helping communities build more sustainable and resilient food systems.

Conservation

The Agroforestry Model Powering Ethiopia’s Green Economy

Correspondent May 7, 2026

Through Chaka Origin, entrepreneur Feven Tsehaye is transforming indigenous plants into high-value products while preserving forests, empowering women, and building a regenerative green economy rooted in nature.

Food Systems

FAO Warns Land Degradation Is Undermining Africa’s Food Future

Peter Ngare December 16, 2025

Land degradation is undermining Africa’s food security as soils lose fertility, forests disappear and climate stress intensifies. A new FAO report warns that without urgent land restoration and sustainable farming, smallholder livelihoods and national economies face growing risk.