Climate change isn’t a distant threat for farmers anymore it’s showing up in unpredictable rains, shifting seasons, and harder harvests. As part of the TechnoServe Sustainability Program, coffee farmers in Mbinga and Songwe are being trained to read these changing patterns and respond with practical steps that protect their farms and keep production steady. During a recent field visit, that training met reality on the ground when the team sat down with Mr. Astery Yukundus Kapinga, a farmer from Malindindo Village, Kambarage Ward in Mbinga, for a morning assessment of his farm and his understanding of climate adaptation.
What the team found was encouraging. Mr. Kapinga had already put real thought into protecting his land digging water channels and streams to support irrigation, and planting trees that now shade his coffee crops. These are the kinds of quiet, practical decisions that make the difference between a farm that struggles and one that holds steady when conditions turn. Still, the visit also surfaced room to grow: mulching on his farm remains limited, even though it’s one of the simplest ways to lock in soil moisture, protect the ground, and keep soil health strong over time.
This is exactly what these field visits are for not just checking progress, but working alongside farmers to spot what’s next. Through ongoing training and hands on support, farmers in Mbinga and Songwe are steadily building the skills to farm smarter in the face of a changing climate. At TAPBDS, we believe this is where sustainable agriculture really starts: not with big ideas, but with practical knowledge that farmers can put to work in their own fields, on their own land, one season at a time.