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Kenya’s soils—once the backbone of the country’s agricultural success—are now in crisis. A new report, the soil atlas kenya edition, launched in February 2025 by the Heinrich Boll Foundation, reveals alarming statistics: 40% of our arable land is degraded, and the country loses 26 tons of soil per hectare every year to erosion, but beyond these numbers lies a bigger question—can Kenya’s soils sustain the future of food
Kenya’s Soil Crisis: A Threat to Future Food Security
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