YouTube video by Agroecology Coalition

YouTube video by Agroecology Coalition

YouTube video by PELUM Uganda

The Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Association is working to advance agroecological principles and practices in East, Central, and Southern Africa. Their Kenyan chapter, PELUM Kenya, engages in advocacy, networking, knowledge sharing and capacity building to support the country’s smallholder farmers produce food in a way that heals the planet and supports their livelihoods. “Agroecology has been feeding the world and will continue to feed the world,” Rosinah Mbenya, PELUM Kenya’s Country Coordinator, tells Food Tank. The organization advocates for practices including organic, regenerative, conservation, bio-intensive, and biodynamic agriculture; family farming; agroforestry; and permaculture. They do not promote genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or the use of synthetic agricultural inputs. Some critics of agroecology believe this approach is only for small-scale farmers, Mbenya explains. But she disagrees, stating that the practices can also be used in larger operations. “I think it’s the future,” she says. But investment is needed to help farmers transition to agroecological techniques at scale. When compared to the financing available for conventional farming, the amount directed toward agroecology “is still very, very low,” Mbenya tells Food Tank. This is something both the private sector and governments will have a role to play in addressing, she says...

YouTube video by AFSAfrica

The Government is reviewing the 2003 Food and Nutrition Policy to address emerging food safety concerns driven by changing consumption patterns, nutrition trends and urbanisation. To combat rising chi...

Rosinah Mbenya is the Country Coordinator for the Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Kenya Association, a national network of 63 civil society organizations – including NGOS, and fai...