Ecological farmer Rose Wasonga, 67, has transformed her yields using the Push Pull ecological farming technique in Mbita district, Lambwe division, Kenya.
She says "I like ecological farming very much. The technique of Push Pull allows us to increase our yields here in Africa. The excess money from the increased yield has been used to buy a goat, education for my grandchild and also to improve my house".
The basic idea of Push Pull farming is to plant desmodium beside the corn crop. The desmodium pushes the pests away from the corn. The 'Pull' plant is called napier grass and is grown around the perimeter of the crop. Napier grass attracts the pests and in turn pulls the pest away from the crop. The technique invented by Professor Khan and has transformed the lives of ecological farmers around the African region.