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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
March 2023
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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Christine Gatwiri
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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
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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Christine Gatwiri
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December 2022
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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November 2022
October 2022
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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September 2022
Virtual water trade: Should Kenya rethink food exports?
Kenya is exporting water, hidden in the avocado and cut flower exports
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Christine Gatwiri
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May 2022
My Entrée into Foraging: A Superfood Weed called Purslane
When my mother visited a few months ago, she weeded my kitchen garden. Because which African mother would sit around with a garden full of weeds? She…
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Christine Gatwiri
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March 2022
Selling Sustainability in Nairobi
Part 1: Sustainability is Muddled in Affordability
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Christine Gatwiri
Can kitchen gardening reduce food loss and waste?
I am a founder of an urban farming start-up called Balcony Mboga Farm. We held a soft launch a month ago. Over the month, we’ve focused on engaging…
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Christine Gatwiri
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