Sharon J CheboiinEnabling SustainabilityFood security responses to Covid-19: A situational analysis of urban agriculture in KenyaCovid-19 exacerbated serious systemic challenges in Kenya’s food systems, including weak logistics, market shutdowns, and poor market…Jun 14, 2021Jun 14, 2021
Sharon J CheboiinEnabling SustainabilityCovid-19: An opportunity, or yet another blow for Kenya’s dairy sector?Perhaps one of the low-hanging fruit opportunities for farmers is producing their own feed inputs...Oct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
Sharon J CheboiinEnabling SustainabilityCollege students: A forgotten demographic in tackling Kenya’s food access gapsLearning institutions were among the first to shut down as soon as the first Covid-19 case was reported in early March.Aug 20, 2020Aug 20, 2020
Sharon J CheboiinEnabling SustainabilityRestructuring the Kenyan food system post Covid-19Since the pandemic began close to four months ago, adjustments in every key industry have had to happen…Jul 24, 2020Jul 24, 2020
Sharon J CheboiinEnabling SustainabilityIt is time for Kenya to invest in, and consume indigenous foodsMaize, Kenya’s current grain of choice, was cemented as a staple crop in the early 1900s, when Kenya was a British colony.Jul 1, 20201Jul 1, 20201
Sharon J CheboiinEnabling SustainabilityProtecting maternal and child nutrition amidst Covid-19With schools currently closed, families have more mouths to feed, but with a much lower ability to access food…Jun 28, 2020Jun 28, 2020
Sharon J CheboiinEnabling SustainabilityWill Covid-19 increase food safety measures in Kenya?Before the Covid-19 outbreak, Kenyans did not really care about where the fish they consumed came from.Jun 20, 2020Jun 20, 2020
Sharon J CheboiinEnabling SustainabilityCovid-19 presents an opportunity for agricultural, and diet, diversityVery few initiatives promote more diversity, for instance through including locally available, and nutrient-rich, food crops,Jun 11, 2020Jun 11, 2020
Sharon J CheboiinEnabling SustainabilityCovid-19 transforming food distribution in urban KenyaFarmers, who would sell to schools and other institutions, are now targeting small-scale food retailers in residential areas…Jun 2, 2020Jun 2, 2020
Sharon J CheboiinEnabling SustainabilityCovid-19: A stress test of Kenya’s resilience to food-system disruptionsThere are ways to strengthen the food distribution infrastructure to enhance both food access, on the demand side, and food-based…May 22, 2020May 22, 2020