Summarising : (3 marks)Write a ‘summary’ of the above extract by using the following points.Impact of commercial farming — role of the women of Africa — environmental disruption and mismanagement and its effects on life — benefits of plantation.

Answer: A summary of about one-third of the extract, with a title, covering all the given points.

Title : Women, Trees and the Environment

In rural Kenya, forests were cleared for commercial plantations and commercial farming replaced household food crops. This destroyed bio-diversity and water sources, while unfair international prices denied farmers a just income. African women, who till the land and feed their families, were the first to feel the damage, as they lacked firewood, clean water, food, shelter and income. The destruction and mismanagement of the environment led to scarcity, excruciating poverty, conflict and riots, harming present and future generations. Through the Green Belt Movement, started in 1977, women planted over 30 million trees, which gave them fuel, food, shelter and income, created employment and improved the soil and watersheds.