29/02/2024
Do you want to see how small scale farmers in Kenya are reaping economic and environmental benefits from planting trees?
Of course you do!
This is a short film I made with the emminent Phil Clarke Hill with the Forest Stewardship Council about a group of farmers in Western Kenya who are planting trees on their smallholdings to supplement their income, relieve pressure on the national forests, and mitigate the effects of climate change.
If was a real privilege to spend time with these farmers, and learn about their lives, challenges and successes.
They are piloting a new FSC certification model for smallholders and we intend to be back to record their successful completion of the training later in about a year.
We ran a short training to support them in telling their own stories and documenting the process by shooting photos and videos with their phones.
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Welcome to Western Kenya - One of the most fertile and wet areas of the country. However, like the rest of the world, it is affected by climate change with u...
