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Kenya: Food Losses Hit U.S.$662 Million Annually - Report
Nation, 15 October 2020
Kenya loses at least Sh72 billion in food waste and post-harvest losses at different stages of the value chain, a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the… Read more »
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Kenya: Food Prices Increase as COVID Hurts Supply
Nation, 2 June 2020
Food inflation was lower by a percentage point in May than the previous month as favourable weather reduced the cost of some food items, even as supply chain disruptions meant that… Read more »
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Kenya: Fears for Kenya's Urban Food Supply As Floods Drown Rice
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 29 May 2020
Rice is a staple food in Kenya's urban areas, but with floods destroying young crops in recent weeks and imports restricted by the COVID-19 pandemic, stocks may run short Read more »
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Kenya: Why COVID-19 Is Another Blow for Kenya's Food Security
The Conversation Africa, 20 April 2020
Kenya faces one of the most challenging years when it comes to food security. According to the Food and Agricultural Organisation, food security is achieved Read more »
Waste Not, Want Not - Calls to Stem Kenya's Food Wastage
Kenya is losing 30% of food produced after harvest. Of this, about 20% of the food is lost at farm level, while 60% (of what remains) is lost at the marketing stage. In some instances, 100% of food produced goes to waste, especially during bumper harvest seasons, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This results in reduced income for farmers and households, poor quality of food sold and consumed, up to six million hungry Kenyans and in the near future, people trapped in the yearly cycle of food abundance and lack, and dump sites all over the country. The report calls for implementation of an efficient system through which the wastage can be fixed.
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The number of acutely food-insecure people in need of emergency food assistance has also increased throughout 2019 from an estimated 1.1 million in February to 1.6 million in May ... Read more »
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At least 3.6 million people are at risk of hunger at a time the country is fighting the Covid-19 pandemic while Kenya Airways pilots are seeking the intervention of President Uhuru ... Read more »
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14.5 million Kenyans are food insecure every year according to the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research Analysis. Although Kenya has made some progress with food security, it ... Read more »
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Each year on 16 October, nations around the world mark World Food Day - the day the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was founded in 1945. As it observes its 75th ... Read more »
