The Organic Farmer magazine continues to provide practical, field-tested knowledge to help farmers stay resilient in the face of changing climate and market conditions. In this edition, we place strong emphasis on climate preparedness. With increasingly erratic rainfall and extreme weather events, timely decision-making is critical.

Our weather advisory and technical guidance highlight the importance of early planning, appropriate crop and variety selection, and practices such as soil conservation, water management, and fodder planning to reduce risks and optimise production throughout the season. We further explore innovations shaping the future of agriculture, from climate-smart crop varieties to dryland farming techniques and emerging agribusiness opportunities such as avocado farming.

As always, TOF remains committed to translating research into simple, actionable insights equipping you not just to cope with change, but to farm with confidence and resilience.

This year, we introduce a digital version of the TOF newsletter to keep you informed throughout the year.

Click here to access a wide range of practical information on organic farming and markets: https://newsletter.theorganicfarmer.org/

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Youth are gradually taking up space in the agricultural sector, with groundbreaking innovations that save time, and costs, while maximizing productivity.In Kiambu County, young graduates have come together to create affordable, and accessible solutions for soil testing and soil amendment technologies with unprecedented impact. Technology is slowly transforming agriculture, bridging the farmer to fast information and less labour intensive solutions. For instance, Artificial Intelligence has finally made its way into the farm; with a simple photo click of your crop using a smartphone, you can get a diagnosis of the disease affecting the crop and recommendations on what treatment to apply.

Organic farming has been made easier by a popular biopesticide, Agripest 75 EC, which is affordable and accessible. This edition features testimonials from farmers using it. Are you a poultry keeper, worried that your chicken will contract the deadly Newcastle Disease? A poultry expert gives a breakdown of steps you should take to protect your chickens early, before the outbreak season hits. Read on for these and much more.

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This endition empasizes key choices we can make at the household level that make a huge diff erence in the quality of life we live by maintaining thriving organic kitchen gardens, diversifying the crops we grow to include nutrient-dense crops such as mushrooms, and integrating other ventures such as fi sh farming and poultry keeping.

This not only builds the family’s resilience health-wise, but also economically. To live healthy, we need to be aware of health risks that we can control and be intentional about preventing them. This edition also highlights diseases that are transferable from livestock to people and provides insights on how to stay safe from them.

This being the rainy season, farmers can be innovative in the way they trap water into their farms for continued use and protect their soils from erosion while protecting rivers from contamination and fl oods. Are you located in a slopy area that leaves your land infertile whenever it rains due to runoffs? This edition provides information on the most eff ective ways to harvest water and
retain nutrients within your farm.

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This edition compiles articles on various agribusiness ideas farmers can adopt to diversify their streams of income. Did you know that you can plan your planting calendar in a way that allows for continuous harvest in and out of season? Read on to learn more about staggering, a production method that helps farmers align their output with market demand, leading to higher profitability and less post-harvest loss.

Read on these and much more for inspiration, to optimize yields and make more from your farm.

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In this edition, we feature stories of impact collected from Eastern, Central and Western Kenya, of farmers whose livelihoods have significantly improved, after training offered by BvAT’s extension officers. Read on and get inspiration to turn around your farming ventures, with knowledge on organic agriculture

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