Category: Blog
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Rewriting the Food Systems Playbook
The future of agriculture is no longer something we imagine decades from now. It is already unfolding across Kenya and beyond. Farmers are no longer relying solely on experience passed down through generations. Today, decisions about when to plant, how much water to use, and even how to monitor crop…
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At the Center of it All: A Reflection for International Youth Day 2026
I have been reading The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, written together with her daughter, Sawyer Robbins. It took me much longer than I had planned to because I wasn’t as consistent with my reading habit as I wanted to be. Even so, I am glad I did not…
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Welcome to the Year of the Woman Farmer
January carries with it a palpable sense of hope, rejuvenation and renewal. Declarations of rebirth and purpose unfurl across minds and timelines. This year, the aim is to spotlight women whose ingenuity feeds and sustains the community and to elevate those whose hands continue to shape our agrifood systems.
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What is AgTech without AgConnect?
“..may this be a clarion call for you to get working on that project, that business idea and whatever else you’ve been ruminating on. You do not have to see the whole staircase before you make the first step and I hope that this story is proof enough for you.”
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Value Chain Analysis of Kenyan-Grown Avocados for Export
Those who are ‘regulars’ on my blog can attest that I often write about food. Avocado is my favourite fruit so why not study/research more about it?
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East or West, is West Best?
I am a certified East African girl by birth, citizenship and all the above; but my love for West Africa(ns) is undeniable.
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From Local Gardens to Global Stages: My 2024 New Years’ Eve Edition
As I reflect on 2024 from my hometown of Mombasa, I’m filled with gratitude for the experiences, the people and the lessons that have shaped this year.
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From Local Gardens to Global Stages – My 2024 Christmas Edition
As the year draws to a close and the holiday season wraps its warmth around us, I find myself reflecting on a whirlwind 2024—a year filled with immense growth, high highs, low lows and the kind of moments that shape a lifetime; a year that whisked me from local gardens…
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Good Food for All… and for Me Too
It is the last day of October 2024 and goodness me, this month has flown by! I was in Italy for technically the whole of October, returning to Nairobi yesterday, 30th October 2024. I have had quite an adventure and tales to tell from the land yonder. I was invited…
Amanda Namayi 