NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenyan tech start-up, Usiku Games has developed the Seedballs Game to help aid reforestation of Kenya's lost forest cover. Seedballs Kenya is a collaboration between Chardust Ltd and Cookswell Jikos Ltd. According to Teddy Kinyanjui, Co-Founder Seedballs Kenya, the initiative targets areas that have been severely affected by deforestation because of charcoal burning activities. Seedballs Kenya has distributed over 10 million seedballs since its inception in 2016. In recent years, Kenya's forests have been depleted at an alarming rate of approximately 5,000 hectares per annum.

Source: Standard Digital August 25, 2020 17:26 UTC