How worms are helping to create healthy soil for Kenyan farmers

A Nairobi-area venture is using vermicomposting—worms that consume agricultural waste and animal dung—to produce nutrient-rich compost that improves soil health for Kenyan farmers. The initiative reduces organic waste, enhances soil fertility and resilience, and could lower dependence on synthetic fertilizers for smallholders; impact is currently local with unclear scale.

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A Nairobi-area venture is using vermicomposting—worms that consume agricultural waste and animal dung—to produce nutrient-rich compost that improves soil health for Kenyan farmers. The initiative reduces organic waste, enhances soil fertility and resilience, and could lower dependence on synthetic fertilizers for smallholders; impact is currently local with unclear scale.