I am James K Muriithi an award winning journalist from Nairobi Kenya. I have reported extensively on agriculture for publications like New Agriculturist, www.howwemadeitinafrica.com, Business Daily Africa and others.

Maggie Munthali is a young soil scientist currently working for the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Management as an Assistant Regional Forestry Officer since 2010. She has vast experience in forest management, agroforestry and integrated soil fertility management (ISFM). Prior to this, she worked with the Ministry of Education and RAIPLY as Secondary School Teacher and Sawmill Production Supervisor respectively. She holds MSc in Sustainable Soil Resource Management obtained from the University of Nairobi, Kenya and BSc in Forestry from Mzuzu University, Malawi.