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Attempts to formalise charcoal production have been largely unsuccessful.
Young people typically see farming playing some role in their future as they prefer to remain in their rural homes, although few respondents want only to farm.
Agricultural mechanisation can be accompanied with appropriate policies that help to harness its potentials while minimising potential negative effects.
Four of the five contemporary migrations in East Africa are severely threatened and have virtually collapsed.
Agriculture is well placed to provide employment for millions across the African continent.
Intense and extensive changes mean that the Serengeti-Mara area’s wildlife has an unsure future.
Mechanisation of agricultural activity can help many African countries unlock underutilised agricultural potential. But there are serious obstacles which must be removed.
Athi-Kaputiei is close to Nairobi where undeveloped land is exceedingly scarce and expensive. This has made it a powerful magnet for people.
Over the past four decade populations of almost all the common wildlife species have fallen to one third or less of their previous levels
