- The global food system is undergoing its greatest threats since the Green Revolution of the 1960s. Broken supply chains, a pandemic and human conflict are adding to the existential crises caused by climate change and population growth. Rural communities and those living in marginal environments…
- SCOPE OF THE WORK AND DUTIES The consultant should undertake the following: Analyze the impact of global crises on food security in EAC Analyze the price volatility of imports of the selected food products into EAC from the Rest of the World Analyze domestic production data related to the…
- The consultant should undertake the following: Analyze investment opportunities in selected agricultural value chains focusing on edible oil, wheat grain, fertilizers, tubers and leguminous plants across the EAC Partner States Assess the viability of the investment opportunities along the…
- by Vincent Mariadho – Prolinnova Kenya Coordinator 56-year-old smallholder farmer Rebecca Auma Dero is the brains behind the innovative sack-garden irrigation kit. Identified during the now concluded Proli-FaNS (Promoting local innovation in Food and Nutrition Security) project run in Kenya by…
- By Samwel Onyango, Cassava Project Assistant and Masters graduate in Food Safety and Quality, University of Nairobi The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly disrupted food systems. In the ‘new normal’, Kenyan farmers are struggling to revitalize their farms and are keen to mitigate some of the challenges…
- By the Kenya National Farmers’ Federation (KENAFF) Like the rest of the world, Kenya’s climate is changing. The rainy seasons’ timing and duration have shifted, making them exceedingly unpredictable. Climate change poses a significant danger to agriculture, food security, and poverty alleviation.…