Drought Tolerant seeds begin to bear fruit in Taita-Taveta, Kenya

ICRISAT News

In the heart of Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, an innovative combination of superior seeds and comprehensive training is yielding bumper crops. The Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project, supported by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), has registered significant positive impacts.

Farmers are reporting better harvests than traditional farming methods, which are often adversely affected by unpredictable rainfall.

ICRISAT’s Finger and Pearl Millet breeder for East and Southern Africa, Dr. Henry Ojulong, says the project goes beyond just training farmers and providing seeds.

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