Kenya: Warning Sounded on Impact of Urban Farming

Author:
AlJazeera English
Publisher:
AlJazeera English
Publication Date:
21 October 2012
Tags:
Kenya, Agribusiness, Health and Medicine, Wildlife

Researchers in Kenya are warning that urban farms are helping spawn new diseases at an unprecedented rate. The scientists found that larger slums and a growing demand for food are pushing humans and animals into closer contact, which could fuel the spread of epidemics. Peter Greste reports from Nairobi, Kenya's capital.

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