{"id":187,"date":"2020-10-07T10:53:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T10:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/kemilembe-barongo\/?p=187"},"modified":"2020-10-07T11:01:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T11:01:13","slug":"life-after-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/kemilembe-barongo\/2020\/10\/07\/life-after-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Life after school!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some of the best practices implemented by organic and FairTrade certified farmers that increase resilience against climate change impacts. They are applying mulching or\/and cover crops like beans; they also dig terraces, and diversifying their crops. Mulching, terraces, and trees conserve soil water, reduce erosion, and, at the same time, add soil fertility. Mulch and cover crops surpass weeds @MScCCAFS_NUIG<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/kemilembe-barongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2020\/10\/mulching-banana2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/kemilembe-barongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2020\/10\/mulching-banana2.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/kemilembe-barongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2020\/10\/mulching-banana2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Robusta Coffee intercropped with banana and beans, mulching applied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/kemilembe-barongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2020\/10\/terraces2-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-189\" width=\"638\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/kemilembe-barongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2020\/10\/terraces2-rotated.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/kemilembe-barongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2020\/10\/terraces2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><figcaption>Terraces in pineapple farm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/kemilembe-barongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2020\/10\/mulching-coffee-3-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-190\" width=\"639\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/kemilembe-barongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2020\/10\/mulching-coffee-3-rotated.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/kemilembe-barongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2020\/10\/mulching-coffee-3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><figcaption>Thick later of mulch applied in coffee farm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/kemilembe-barongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2020\/10\/mulching-coffee4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191\" width=\"645\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/kemilembe-barongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2020\/10\/mulching-coffee4.jpg 536w, https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/kemilembe-barongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2020\/10\/mulching-coffee4-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><figcaption>Application of mulch, and beans as cover crop intercropped in coffee trees<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the best practices implemented by organic and FairTrade certified farmers that increase resilience against climate change impacts. 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