The Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa, in partnership with Ford Foundation, are seeking concept notes for the Community Media Fund that will strengthen the existing media landscape in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa and contribute to governance reforms. Are you involved in any initiatives or projects aimed at strengthening the role of community media in promoting […]
Approximately, 250 million roses will be produced for Valentine’s Day globally. Kenya is the lead exporter of rose cut flowers to the European Union with a market share of 38 per cent as of 2015. In 2016, Kenya’s earnings from cut flowers rose 18 per cent to Sh53.3 billion from Sh45.1 billion in the previous […]
Sub-Saharan Africa alone has been more vulnerable to the effects of climate change more than ever. The Intergovernmental panel on climate change predicts that by 2020, crop yields may fall up to 50 per cent and 75-250 million people could be affected by increased water shortages. This poses a significant risk for the generations to […]
One of the most celebrated United Nations events, the World Food Day was marked on the 16th of October this year. Even as we celebrated World Food Day to promote awareness and action against hunger, malnutrition and poverty; 1.5 million Kenyans are still starving. Not enough done to halve the number of hungry Kenyans The […]
This blog post is written by: Busiinge C. Amooti, Head of Information Unit, Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC), Uganda Bill Vorley,Principal Researcher Sustainable Markets Group, IIED, United Kingdom Felia Boerwinkel, Coordinator of the Hivos-IIED Food and Energy Labs, Hivos Global Office, the Netherlands How an innovative ‘Food Change Lab’ in Uganda is bringing together a […]