Today’s agricultural sector has undergone a massive digital transformation in the last decade. New digital tools are reshaping how farmers grow crops, and consumers buy them. With the use of information and communication technology (ICT), the way we farm is changing for the better. The growth of mobile phones and other digital devices has made…
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…
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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…
Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), addressing youth unemployment, and promoting entrepreneurship are all top issues on global and national agendas, and there is a need to address them cohesively. In response to the rising levels of youth unemployment in Kenya, several stakeholders in the agriculture sector have begun initiatives to provide opportunities for employment…
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…
