Cutting food waste crucial to ensuring food security, experts say
?Wasting food makes no sense ? economically, environmentally or ethically," says Achim Steiner, UNEP's executive director
Kenyans wrest flood-prone river onto the straight and narrow
Budalang'i used to be synonymous with flooding as rains intensify, but a community-supported building effort is changing that
Kenya tackles climate threats to wildlife, tourism
As heavy rainfall drives away Lake Nakuru's famed flamingos and worsening droughts hit other wildlife, scientists work on answers
Kenyan farmers turn to new weapons against 'Osama'
As temperatures rise, metal silos are helping cut grain losses to pests
Drought farming lessons join reading and writing at Kenyan schools
"We are building a good foundation for the children, which will help them have a food secure future"
Subsidies Without a Value Chain Formula is a Flop
Investing money on farm subsidies for smallholder farmers may not have any meaningful impact
African governments urged to support city farms
Cultivating crops and keeping animals in urban areas could help feed growing populations and boost incomes
Kenyan farmers cut tilling to raise yields, store carbon
Conservation agriculture is being tested in East Africa, where it could cut costs, boost production and help fight climate change
Customising Seed to Dryland Conditions For Climate Adaptation
In a tiny village known as Miwani of Machakos County within the usually drought stricken Eastern Kenya, Beatrice Mueni Mutisya surveys her five hectare piece of land under maize with high anticipations of a bumper harvest in the next two months.
Using Smallholder Farmer-Groups to Dig Out Poverty
After years of dependence of food aid in the semi-arid Eastern Kenya, Stephen Mwangani from Kinyatta village in Yatta district has discovered how to keep his family food secure by using just one acre piece of land despite the droughts.