Maria Rydlund, Senior Policy Officer Tropical Forest at Swedish Society for Nature Conservation

Presentation by Rachael Mwikali, female activist, at the SIANI Members Meeting in Nairobi, November 14th 2018

There have been very few opportunities for companies and civil society to come together on neutral grounds. New initiative offers a promising approach to develop the interface for this interaction.

Ever heard of Kibera vertical farms?  These are not perhaps the designer skyscraper greenhouses you might imagine, but rather sacks filled with soil. However, Kibera dwellers are able to grow tomatoes, spinach and kale in those sacks which, together with ugali and eggs, from Kibera-kept chickens, make a nutritious meal.