"The avocado seedlings enabled him to grow his farm income to close to 2m Kenyan shillings, with each mature avocado tree yielding 70kg annually. Improving farming methods and conserving the watershed has helped me to feed and educate my six children."
"A decade of protecting the Tana River is securing the water supply to the capital by delivering more than 27m litres of additional dry-season water daily, achieving a 41% decline in turbidity."
"The water fund was created in 2015 to help secure the Tana by reducing sediments flowing into key tributaries and restoring degraded landscapes in the watershed region."
David Nyoro partnered with Africa's first water fund in 2017, receiving avocado seedlings that transformed his farming practices. Previously, his land suffered from soil erosion due to annual crops. The introduction of avocado trees increased his income significantly, while cover crops improved soil health. The Upper Tana-Nairobi water fund, established in 2015, has enhanced water supply for Nairobi and reduced water treatment costs. The fund aims to protect the Tana River, which is vital for millions of residents, by restoring landscapes and reducing sediment flow.
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