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How Urban Farming Can Provide Fresh Food to City Dwellers
Urban farming, also known as urban agriculture, is the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in and around cities. As urbanization continues to accelerate, and land availability decreases, urban…
The urban and modern way of farming, success story of Mutile Wambua
Mutile Wambua is dressed in a black skirt, a cream blouse, white gloves and gumboots as she checks crops in a greenhouse on her farm in Yamumbi village off the…
The time is ripe for African countries to grow their urban agriculture
Urban populations are growing faster in Africa than all other regions of the world. Africa’s population will be billion in 2050 compared to billion in 2020! It is likely that…
Nairobi Maringo estate city farmer who makes Kshs 2,000 per day from dairy goat rearing
Francis Wachira’s passion for dairy goat rearing started by chance back in 2012 after meeting a group of women in Ruai. Wachira was so impressed by the nutritional value of…