Kenya, Africa

Supporting small-scale coffee farmers in the fight against land erosion and extreme climatic events.

About Kenya

In Kenya, Africa, PUR’s Cherara project supports local coffee farmers in the fight against land erosion and extreme climatic events (temperature increase, droughts, heavy rains).

Location

Kenya

Trees Delivered

192,652

Spieces Planted

30

Beneficiaries

1,938

Intervention

Agroforestry

Overview

The region of the West Highlands is subject to high deforestation due to the population boom shifting agriculture and poor sustainable forest management. Local farmers are highly dependent on coffee production, which is cultivated as a full-sun monoculture. Still, they lack technical knowledge and financial means to rejuvenate old coffee parcels and implement agroforestry. 

The Cherara project implements agroforestry practices in coffee systems and seeks to address worsening farming conditions: regular pests and diseases affecting coffee fields and yields, loss of biodiversity, reduced pollination, reduced natural pest control, and reduced water resources (quantity and quality).

Increasing Farmer's Resilience

The Cherara project reinforces farmers’ technical knowledge through Good Agricultural Practices and promotes revenue diversification. The improved cookstoves initiative helps reduce firewood consumption and improve indoor air quality.

In 2022, the project expanded and added two additional cooperatives.