A man arrives with tree seedlings at Ontulili forest on March 21 2018. Members of the Ontulili/Karuri CFA plant crops under the shamba system as they grow trees.
Shamba system • The hint at the government reintroducing the shamba system, which allowed villagers to grow crops in forests, is one Godfrey Mulwa is uneasy about. Says he: “It will not help to mitigate food shortages. Just increase the supply of tree seedlings and encourage people to plant more trees. They should not encroach on forests, which have been dwindling.” His contact is [email protected].
