Restoring Land, Reviving Communities: The MOOF Kikapu Ecosystems and Social Restoration Initiative-Kenya.
Guest blog: Peter Murage who promotes regenerative agriculture among smallholder farmers, through the MOOF Kikapu Ecosystems and Social Restoration Initiative in Kenya. In the rolling slopes of Mt. Kenya with its sparling snow peaks and sunbaked plains of rural Kenya, a quiet regenerative agriculture revolution is taking place. It is not powered by noisy farm machines or towering skyscrapers, but by seeds, soil, and the steady hands of organized smallholder farmers in cooperatives. This is the story of the MOOF Kikapu Ecosystems and Social Restoration Initiative , a bold effort to transform the way communities interact with their land—and each other—through regenerative agriculture, ecological restoration, and social empowerment. For decades, smallholder farmers in Kenya have battled depleted soils due to overuse of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides, unpredictable rainfall, and shrinking yields. The pressures of climate change and unsustainable farming practices have d...