Kenyan farmers turn to organic farming for better yields

Farming class at St Mary's primary school in Mwania, eastern Kenya. © RFI/Victor Moturi

Kenyan farmer Judith Mumbua noticed that using commercial fertilizers was creating problems for both her crops and the dirt on her farm in Mwania village, eastern Kenya.

“The chemicals affect soil by making it hard, and the plants, especially maize and beans, do very poorly,” she says.