To sustain life, we must have food! And to ensure the availability of food, we must make deliberate and efficient efforts to access whatever we need for nourishment! The food system is a complex web of activities involving production, processing, transport, and consumption. Food is not always consumed where it is produced or in the […]

Climate change raises average global temperatures and sea levels triggering major social, environmental and economic disruptions. Effects such as drought, increased temperatures and floods negatively impact lives, with human health increasingly put at risk. The impacts of climate change in Kenya’s agriculture sector and farming communities are manifested through: extreme weather events that cause flooding,

The COVID-19 pandemic came at a time when Kenya as the rest of Africa is still grappling with serious pre-existing burdens of climate change and food insecurity. In Kenya, the pandemic coincided with the planting season. Many farmers planted crops in anticipation of rains, unfortunately, there were prolonged dry spells in localized parts of the

Once in your life you may need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, and a preacher but every day, three times a day, you need a farmer. Brenda Schoepp The farmers of Kenya are critical to the country’s food and nutrition security. About 70% of the population live and work in rural Kenya, where agriculture

Smallholder farmers are the backbone of agriculture and food security in Kenya, as they make up about 70% to 80% of the farming community (Economic Survey, 2016). They also contribute significantly to feeding the nation, creating jobs, and catalyzing the growth of rural businesses, most especially in the sector of micro and small enterprises. In