A non-governmental organization (NGO) from Netherlands has partnered with local tree planting groups and schools in the Western region to plant indigenous trees.
The Acorn project has already started paying local farmers planting indigenous trees for carbon harvesting and is encouraging schools to be brought on board and expand scope.
The idea is to encourage more young people to understand better tree planting practices and agroforestry as one way of generating income for themselves.
Speaking during the sensitization workshop for local farmers drawn from Malava Sub-county, the Western Tree Planters Association (WTPA) chairman Stanley Chiveti said plans were underway to involve all the local institution in indigenous tree planting for economic gains.
“We have collaborated with the Kenya Forest Services (Malava Station) and the Community Forest Association (CFA) to educate our local farmers on the need to plant indigenous trees to harvest carbon for their economic empowerment and we are also involving schools through their 4 K clubs,” Chiveti said.
Chiveti also revealed that they have drafted a new proposal for schools educating them on carbon supply and environment-friendly seedlings so that the same best practices can be extended to their homes.
The Acorn project tracks and measures the growth of trees on a particular farmland, thus dictating the quantity of carbon stored within the trees and how much it is paid for.
By Andanje Wakhungu
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