During Nairobi Innovation Week, we had an opportunity to meet some of the Kenyan farmers that FoodAfrica has trained. So, the direction toward the county of Machakos, and off we went! Alex Mutuku Munyao has a small farm on a hillside close to Machakos town. Among other things, he farms maize and avocado, which flourish in a warm and humid environment. Rains in the area come in cycles, so Alex …
Nairobi, Kenya, 6 March 2018 – 20,000 farmers in Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal and Uganda have improved the security and quality of their food supply thanks to the FoodAfrica Programme. In addition to those farmers and their communities, it is estimated that the programme has also had an impact on the lives of over 200,000 people. “FoodAfrica has been an extremely interesting and rewarding programme,” said Mila Sell, a …
6 years, 6 countries, and numerous researchers, farmers and other partners working hard to increase food security in West and East Africa. The FoodAfrica Results booklet gives you an overview of what was achieved. Key results include: Training almost 20,000 local farmers on ecologically and economically sustainable farming Decreasing the level of aflatoxin contamination in Kenya Improving the income from milk production in Senegal And many more… Read the brochure …