Assessment of the Impact of Climate Resilient Agricultural Practices on the Livelihood of Smallholder Cereal Farmers in Kenya: the Case of Embu County

Climate change brings a cascade of risks from physical impacts on (agro-)ecosystem, agricultural production, and food chains to economic and social impacts on livelihoods, income and trade, food security and nutrition (FAO, 2016). Similarly, Africa‟s population continues to grow with an estimated annual growth of 2.4% and the population is predicted to double its current 0.9 billion people by 2050. Thus Africa‟s agriculture must undergo a significant transformation to meet the simultaneous challenges of climate change, food insecurity, poverty and environmental degradation.