In the last three two years, students and staff of Chuka University in Tharaka Nithi County have been on a mission to plant tree seedlings of species carefully selected according to the specific benefits they bring to the environment and the local populations.
A majority of these seedlings planted in the county's three constituencies are planted on surrounding farmland to provide food and resources, stabilise soils and increase crop yields.
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