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Equity Group to join Nyandarua farmers in planting 60,000 trees
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Equity Group has partnered with Kipipiri Sub-County to support farmers and institutions in planting 60,000 tree seedlings in Nyandarua County. This tree planting exercise is part of Equity’s 35 million trees tree-planting initiative, and in support of government’s goal of increasing the country’s forest cover to 10% by 2022.
The project will also empower farmers who will be tasked with raising high-quality tree seedlings in nurseries as an income generating activity.
Speaking during the tree planting, Equity Bank Kenya Managing Director Gerald Warui said, “Today we are donating 60,000 tree seedlings to farmers and various institutions in Kipipiri region as part of Equity’s 35 million tree planting initiative. This is in a bid to increase the country’s contribution to addressing climate change. It is also an opportunity to engage farmers in environmental conservation as well as provide an opportunit