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Sustainable Farming
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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
