Agri Learn and Talks project focuses on donating suitable crop seedlings for agricultural purposes to farmers. The project further offers agricultural education and training programs in Kenya’s rural areas and empower various communities (youths, women and small-scale farmers) in planting not only trees but edible fruits to increase tree cover mitigating climate change effects. Through funding, Agri Learn and Talks purchases appropriate fertilizers and pesticides for the donated crop seedlings. The project commits to increase small-scale farmers produce and protect yields for consumption and economic purposes empowering targeted farmers. In Kenya, small scale farmers from underserved communities lose their farm produce from pest infestation continuing to affect millions not only from the country but also from agricultural focused nations in the continent.
Elizabeth Juma Ochieng is a 24 year old professional journalist from Kisumu, Kenya. Kisumu region has been prone to flooding over the years. Elizabeth’s family has been affected by floods many times impacting their farm yields being washed away by heavy rainfall causing flooding. As a trained journalist, she focuses on narrating her family’s story to create awareness on the dangers of climate change and offer sustainable solutions via radio and through her Agri Learn and Talks on-ground project. She has since developed an interest in supporting various communities across Western Kenya via sustainable agricultural projects and education on climate justice advocacy.
