The GMO ban in Kenya was a pre-requisite for the agricultural component of the US-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership to be realized but it does...
In this the second of a series on smallholder agriculture titled the Challenge of Feeding Ourselves, Christine Gatwiri looks at the Mwea irrigation ecosystem as a...
The path to alleviating food insecurity is layered with complex challenges and GMOs are not a one-size-fits-all solution.
In the first of a series on smallholder agriculture, Christine Gatwiri discusses the challenges facing small-scale Kenyan farmers.
Chief Nyamweya shines a light on the central issues of food security and the welfare of smallholder farmers in Kenya.
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In a country where agricultural production is dominated by smallholders, the decision to allow genetically modified crops and animal feeds into Kenya as a means of...
Small farmers are the world’s primary food suppliers. It’s imperative we listen to them, not the big corporates.
The decision to lift the GMO ban undermines our food and seed sovereignty and delegates the control of our food production systems to profit-driven multinational corporations.
In recent years industrial farming and the rise of farming multinationals have reduced the agency and sovereignty of farmers over their crops, and what consumers eat....
The public furore that followed in the wake of the announcement that farmers may be allowed to farm in forest areas is testimony to the dissonance...
Low investments in the agricultural sector, inadequate rainfall, reduced crop yields, lack of water for irrigation, land scarcity, and poverty are among the challenges that affect...