WORLD BANK/ KENYA CARBON CREDITS

Extended droughts and unpredictable rainy seasons-those are the effects of climate change in Kenya, and farmers are struggling to adjust. Climate change in Kenya is devastating many smallholder farms. But now there’s a program that offers training and money in exchange for Carbon Credits. WORLD BANK

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:45
• Production Date: 9 September 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: WORLD BANK
• Subject Topical: AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; FISHING; CLIMATE CHANGE
• Geographic Subject: KENYA
• MAMS Id: 1164905

Description

STORY: WORLD BANK/ KENYA CARBON CREDITS
TRT: 1.45
SOURCE: WORLD BANK
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: SWAHILI / NATS

DATELINE: 2014, KENYA

Shotlist

1. Close up, farm irrigation system
2. Wide shot, farm
3. Close up, plant with farmers picking plants in background
4. Wide shot, farmers picking plants
5. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Samson Ochieng, Farmer:
“We have seen the climate change. The rains now are different than they were before. We cannot predict anymore when it is going to rain.”
6. Wide shot, trees and farm
7. Med shot, woman working on farm
8. Med shot, Ben Oliech shoveling compost into wheelbarrow
9. Med shot, Ben Oliech pushing wheelbarrow full of compost
10. Med shot, Ben Oliech preparing to plant trees
11. Med shot, Ben Oliech preparing to plant trees
12. Close up, Ben Oliech planting trees
13. Close up, Ben Oliech’s hands as he plants trees
14. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Ben Oliech, Farmer:
“What I liked about the training I received from the project is that it emphasized diversification. When one crop fails, I can still benefit from another enterprise.”
15. Med shot, Ben Oliech walking out of chicken pen
16. Close up, chickens walking around
17. Med shot, woman working on farm
18. Close up, tool raking soil
19. Med shot, Ben Oliech feeding goat
20. Med shot, feeding cows
21. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Matthews Osuna, Farmer:
“Since I joined [the BioCarbon Fund] project, our life has really changed. Because when there is income in the family, there is peace.”
22. Med shot, Matthews Osuna walking to cow pen
23. Wide shot, planted trees
24. Med shot, fruit tree
25. Med shot, man picking vegetables
26. Med shot, farmer stacking wood
27. Still image, wide shot of farm

Storyline

Extended droughts and unpredictable rainy seasons-those are the effects of climate change in Kenya, and farmers are struggling to adjust.

Climate change in Kenya is devastating many smallholder farms. But now there’s a program that offers training and money in exchange for Carbon Credits.

SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Samson Ochieng, Farmer:
“We have seen the climate change. The rains now are different than they were before. We cannot predict anymore when it is going to rain.”

Many smallholder farms here were already degraded, the trees cut down for fuel, and the soil open to erosion. But a program called the BioCarbon Fund is hoping to change farmers’ fortunes in Kenya.

The BioCarbon Fund trains farmers in sustainable agriculture, and gives them cash if they plant trees that reduce carbon. Farmer Ben Oliech says that once he started using more climate smart techniques, his farm improved.

SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Ben Oliech, Farmer:
“What I liked about the training I received from the project is that it emphasized diversification. When one crop fails, I can still benefit from another enterprise.”

The extra income generated from planting trees also helps many families that were barely surviving before.

SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Matthews Osuna, Farmer:
“Since I joined [the BioCarbon Fund] project, our life has really changed. Because when there is income in the family, there is peace.”

According to the BioCarbon Fund, tree planting in Kenya has already reduced 25,000 tons of carbon. The program hopes to train thousands more farmers in climate smart agriculture.