Citation Information

  • Title : Harvesting agricultural carbon in Kenya
  • Source : Rural21: The International Journal for Rural Development
  • Publisher : DLG-Verlag GmbH
  • Issue : 01
  • Year : 2009
  • Document Type : Journal Article
  • Language : English
  • Authors:
    • Tennigkeit, T.
    • Woelcke, J.
  • Climates: Tropical (A). Tropical rainforest (Af). Tropical savannah (Aw). Steppe (BSh, BSk).
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Summary

The smallholder agricultural sector in East Africa can substantially contribute to climate change mitigation, generate carbon revenues for farmers, and enhance agrobiodiversity, while reducing farmers' vulnerability to climate change. Currently a demonstration project is being developed with support of the World Bank which will generate emission reductions based on the adoption of sustainable agricultural land management practices.

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