Solidaridad East and Central Africa implemented the Roots of Resilience project in Taita Taveta County, with support from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kenya. Addressing biodiversity loss, soil degradation, and climate-driven food insecurity, the project helped farmers build resilience. Reaching nearly 15,000 smallholder farmers—half women and youth—it promoted regenerative agriculture, soil management, and Integrated Pest Management. Through partnerships and farmer-led innovation, small-scale producers enhanced food security, leaving a lasting legacy of stronger ecosystems, improved productivity, and more secure livelihoods. Priscah Mwadime, a 43-year-old farmer from Bondeni village in Voi, Taita Taveta county, Kenya, understands the hardship of a failed harvest all too well. Farming in an Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), her efforts to cultivate a three-acre piece of land have consistently been limited by over-reliance on rainfall, conventional farming, and the ...