World Health Day: How diverse and safe food helps us to stay healthy
We are presently at a challenging time in history as the world is fighting a catastrophic pandemic- the corona virus.
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Food Security Made Simple
Why Treasury is getting it wrong on agriculture
Doing the same thing over and over, while expecting different results, it is said, can only be folly. Unfortunately, this appears
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Hungry Farmers: How market-oriented agriculture destabilises food security
A new scenario is emerging in the rural areas - farmers are crowding the markets to get their daily food
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Ruminating on the route to food in urban Kenya
The tray of Kenya’s food scene is awash with colour, flavour and miscellany. It makes for a superb culinary experience
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Attempting to grow against the grain? Organic farming gives higher yields in developing countries
The discussion about lower yield in organic farming compared to conventional farming is a controversial issue. Organic farming techniques minimize
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Food security and the fourth estate in Kenya’s coast
In growing a human rights movement such as the Route to Food, the media is an invaluable resource. In a
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The impact of agricultural subsidies: The case of Siaya County
People are considered food secure when they have access to readily available and affordable food that is sufficient, safe and
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Small-scale farmers are key to food security
We often assume that the only way to resolve Kenya’s hunger problem is through large-scale commercial agriculture or through genetically modified food while the key to resolving the country’s ongoing food crisis is through small-scale farmers.
Dream weavers
“Kenya is food secure.”
There was silence. Journalists stopped writing. Cameramen lowered their cameras. The air in the room became still as everyone looked on in disbelief. Can it be true? What will we write about if there is no maize shortage? Does this mean that, right now, no Kenyan is going hungry?