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Ugali Consumption along Class Lines : Policy approaches to reduce maize dependency
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture asked Kenyans to substitute maize with potatoes or rice. Many interpreted this as "eat cake” But what if? Can…
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Christine Gatwiri
Complex Food Production Systems: Have cash crops trapped us?
Farmers are investing in market crops. For local markets, we have onions and tomatoes. Avocados and green beans are for export. What are the effects on…
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Christine Gatwiri
The Food Safety Tax: Why getting good food from the vendor next door matters
Be very worried if you cannot walk into the shop next door and get quality, safe food. Here is why:
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Virtual water trade: Should Kenya rethink food exports?
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The Story of Agriculture and Food Systems in Africa: Where do we go from here?
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The Challenge of Feeding Ourselves: Part 1: Small-Holder Agriculture in Rural and Peri-Urban Areas
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Part 2: GMOs in Kenya: Letter to President Ruto
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Cultivation, Commodification and Culture: A History of Maize and Ugali in Kenya
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The Challenge of Feeding Ourselves Part 2: The Mwea Irrigation Ecosystem as a Small Scale Agriculture Model
We are always talking about the problems. This week, let’s change gears and focus on solutions - how to rethink commercial small-scale agriculture.
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Christine Gatwiri
Cultivation, Commodification and Culture: A History of Maize and Ugali in Kenya
Maize and ugali; their importance in the wage labour system of a settler colony, and their cultivation and consumption in a changing political, economic…
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The Challenge of Feeding Ourselves: Part 1: Small-Holder Agriculture in Rural and Peri-Urban Areas
Our farmers work hard to produce food, but why is it not enough? Part of it is the scale of production as explained below:
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The Story of Agriculture and Food Systems in Africa: Where do we go from here?
We are stuck - between our past ways of food production and a promise of “modernity.” We stretch our hands to grab, but neither is within reach.
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Christine Gatwiri
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Part 2: GMOs in Kenya: Letter to President Ruto
Dear Mr. President, the odds are stacked against you. A changing world, inhospitable climate, diminishing natural resources. You are playing catch-up.
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Christine Gatwiri
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GMOs in Kenya: Frequently Asked Questions
Answering your questions on what GMOs are, their impact on food security...And GMOs around the world, in Africa and Kenya
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Christine Gatwiri
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Virtual water trade: Should Kenya rethink food exports?
Kenya is exporting water, hidden in the avocado and cut flower exports
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