#Garissa County farming

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The Struggles of Flood-Affected Farmers in Garissa: Ibrahim Buur's Story of Survival and Hope

Ibrahim Buur, a farmer in Sankuri, Garissa County, one of the few survivors of the April-May river floods, sits under a large mango tree staring at his two-acre farmland, once thriving but now showing little activity. A once flourishing farmer, Ibrahim, is concerned over how the floods ravaged his farm, creating deep ravines and depositing heavy silt across his land. He claims he can do less to…

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Second Wave of Locust Invasion Causes Panic in 11 Counties

Second Wave of Locust Invasion Causes Panic in 11 Counties

Kenyans in 11 counties are staring at hunger following a second wave of invasion by gigantic swarms of desert locusts from neighbouring Ethiopia and Somalia that continue to devour crops and vegetation. The ravenous insects have invaded Wajir, Mandera, Isiolo, Marsabit, Garissa, Samburu, Laikipia, Meru, Tharaka- Nithi and Turkana counties and have ravaged farms and grasslands, threatening food…