How To: Fixing chronic food insecurity in Kenya’s ‘Bread Basket’

Dr. Jacqueline Kariithi is a trailblazing environmental scientist working in the Mt. Elgon region of Kenya, which makes up part of the country’s bread basket. Although the region supplies a large share of the nation's maize crop, which is critical to national food security, many people who live in the area remain food insecure. Through El- Koony center, where Dr. Kariithi is CEO, she is using scientific methods to explore techniques that can help improve food security and resilience to climate change for the Mt. Elgon ecosystem. Further Reading: Visit El-Koony Center: , Twitter , Facebook Mountain Voices: oral testimonies from Mount Elgon, Kenya: local themes: agriculture Kenya County Climate Risk Profile: Trans Nzoia County The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing Visit our website to learn more about the Mawazo Institute.

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How To: Fixing chronic food insecurity in Kenya’s ‘Bread Basket’ is an episode from Nairobi Ideas Podcast by The Mawazo Institute.

This episode is 56:52 long.

This episode was published on Sep 22, 2022.

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