𝗔𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 (𝗜𝗪𝗗) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. The call was made by

𝗔𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 (𝗜𝗪𝗗) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

The call was made by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) Kandara HRI and the Women in Climate Change Organization (WICCO) Murang’a during a training and tree-planting exercise held on Friday in Ithiru Ward, Kandara Constituency.

The initiative aimed to equip women with practical agricultural skills and climate knowledge to promote environmental conservation at the community level.

KALRO Socio-Scientist Dr. Paul Kiprono emphasized the importance of involving women in conservation efforts, noting that they are key agents of change.

He said the initiative seeks to leave a lasting impact by equipping women with climate-smart skills, including planting and managing fruit trees such as avocado, mangoes, and guavas.

Dr. Kiprono added that KALRO continues to conduct research and innovations to help farmers cope with erratic rainfall and adopt climate-resilient crops.

During the training, farmers were introduced to Nyota, KALRO’s newest bean variety, which is iron-rich, drought-tolerant, high-yielding, and has strong market demand.

WICCO Chairperson Diana Muthoni said empowering women strengthens entire communities and highlighted Murang’a County’s target of planting 234 million trees by 2032, in support of the government’s plan to plant 15 billion trees nationwide to restore forest cover and enhance climate resilience.