Sustainable Farming

achieving sustainable farmingin semi-arid africa

Food Production

IncomesFood

Security

Environment

Food Production

IncomesFood

Security

enabling sustainable farming in semi-arid kenya

obstacles to sustainable farming

Semi-arid ClimateClimate Change

sustainable farming

Dependence on LandPopulation Growth

semi-arid climate

“The poorest will be hit earliest and most severely. In many developing countries, even small amounts of warming will lead to declines in agricultural production because crops are already close to critical temperature thresholds. The human consequences will be most serious in sub-Saharan Africa…”

Sir Nicholas Stern, Stern Report on the Economics of Climate Change, 2007

impacts of climate change

Soil & WaterConservation

creating the potentialfor sustainable farming

Semi-arid ClimateClimate Change

sustainable farming

Soil & WaterConservation

TerracesSand Dams

Trees

Dependence on LandPopulation Growth

terraces

sand damstrees

maintain water and soil in the farms

provide water for tree nurseries

retain more water and soil in

the terraces

increasedsoil & water conservation

terraces

sand damstrees

maintain water and soil in the farms

provide water for tree nurseries

retain more water and soil in

the terraces

increasedsoil & water conservation

terraces

sand damstrees

maintain water and soil in the farms

provide water for tree nurseries

retain more water and soil in

the terraces

increasedsoil & water conservation

• Name the 4 obstacles to sustainable development.

• How will climate change make sustainable farming more difficult?

• What are the impacts of terracing, dams & trees?

questions to consider

Semi-arid ClimateClimate Change

sustainable farming

Soil & WaterConservation

TerracesSand Dams

Trees

Dependence on LandPopulation Growth

ImprovedFarming

Zero-grazingInter-croppingCrop DiversityFruit & Veg.

Milk & Honey

Seed Banks

increased food production

Soil & WaterConservation

TerracesSand Dams

Trees

ImprovedFarming

increased food production

increased incomes & food security

Soil & WaterConservation

TerracesSand Dams

Trees

ImprovedFarmingZero-grazing

Inter-croppingCrop Diversity

Fruit & VegetablesMilk & Honey

Seed Banks

enabling sustainable farming

ImprovedFarming

enabling sustainable farming

increased food production & incomes

achieving food security

• Can you name the 5 ways farmers can improve food production?

• Are these sustainable solutions?

• Describe how a seed bank works.

• Would it be better to grow cash crops like coffee?

questions to consider