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Episode 6: Climate Change | Role of agroecology in Current Food Systems
In this episode of the Cha Kula Podcast, we delve into the repercussions of current food production and consumption on the environment, emphasizing the imperative shift towards agroecological practices in the face of Climate Change. Joining us in the studio are Dr. Anika Molesworth, a farmer, scientist, and advocate known for her contributions to agriculture and climate change awareness, and Sylvia Kuria, a certified organic farmer, trainer, and supporter of small-scale farmers in cultivating their organic kitchen gardens. Agrifood systems persistently grapple with susceptibility to shocks and disruptions stemming from conflict, climate variability, extreme weather events, and economic contractions. Coupled...
2024-02-13
31 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode 5: Navigating the Food Policy Landscape
Our agri-food systems are facing unprecedented challenges, exacerbated by factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, civil conflicts, lack of political will, poverty, inequality, power in a few hands, loss of biodiversity and climate change. These challenges go beyond the immediate need for technological solutions; they demand a nuanced understanding of the political and economic drivers that shape our food systems. In this episode, drawing inspiration from the Political Economy and Policy Analysis (PEPA) sourcebook, produced as part of the CGIAR Research Initiative on National Policies and Strategies. We had the privilege of engaging with the lead authors; Jonathan Mockshell of...
2023-12-07
48 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode 4: Redefining Our Plate | A conversation with Lena Luig on the Global Food System
The Global Food System is broken. The food system is a complex web of activities and sectors involving the production, processing, transport, and consumption of food and is best conceptualized as an eco-agri-food-health system. In this episode, Lena Luig, Head of International Agriculture policy Division, Heinrich Boell Stiftung e. V, Berlin explores the multifaceted challenges and complexities of the global food system from corporate control, pesticide trade, and their impact on various aspects of society, with a strong emphasis on the need for change and the importance of supporting alternatives like agroecology. Find out more: www.routetofood.org Join the...
2023-10-31
30 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode 3: Enhancing Food Security & Farmer Livelihoods: Where are we?
Join us on this episode of the Cha Kula Podcast as we delve into the critical topic of agricultural development and government policy in Kenya with Eng. Laban Kiplagat from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries and Hon. Agostino Neto, Technical Advisor to the CS of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry. Despite the constitutional right to food for every Kenyan, food insecurity remains a stark reality. In this episode, we explore the actions the government is taking to tackle food insecurity and improve farmer livelihoods in the country. The current administration, under the leadership of His Excellency President William Ruto...
2023-08-01
1h 09
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode 2: Food as culture, history & identity | How Colonialism Shaped Kenya's Food Culture
Food is an integral part of Kenyan culture, representing a rich tapestry of traditions and heritage. In Kenya, food is not merely sustenance; it holds immense social and cultural significance. Different communities have their distinct cuisines, preparation techniques, and food-related rituals that have been passed down through generations. On this episode, we interviewed Dr. Maundu, an expert from the National Museums of Kenya, who brings a wealth of knowledge on the subject and Darius Okolla, a curator at The Elephant and a renowned writer who has extensively covered food culture. They delved into the fascinating world of Kenyan cuisine, exploring...
2023-06-09
1h 24
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode 1: The Blind Spot | Politics & Power in Food
Get ready for a stimulating episode of the Cha Kula podcast, where we dive into the fascinating world of politics and power in Kenya's food system. Our host, Felistus Mwalia, is joined by Chief Nyamweya, the mastermind behind the graphic novel "The Blind Spot," which highlights the many ways politics influences our food system. We also have the pleasure of chatting with Bertha Odawa, a law student, literature enthusiast, and all-around awesome young woman, as well as Amol Awour, a journalist with a passion for questioning societal issues in Kenya. In this episode, we want to encourage you to reflect...
2023-04-18
51 min
Salama Na
SE7EP36 - SALAMA NA ALLY BEE | KULE NI KULE…
Kwenye jiji la ‘Maraha’ hapa nyumbani kwetu Tanzania ambayo kwa miaka ya hivi karibuni sehemu za starehe zimekua tele na kila mmoja ana uwezo wa kula bata zake vizuri tu kulingana na urefu wa mfuko wake basi hakuna ambaye HAJUI jina la DJ huyu mahiri ambaye kwa ubunifu wake ameweza sana kubadilisha kabisa jinsi ambavyo wenzake walomtangulia walikua wanafanya. Yaani Ally alikichukua kitabu cha jinsi ya kutoa burudani kama DJ na kukichanachana na kisha akaanza kuandika cha kwake, ambacho mpaka tunaenda mtamboni kiiila msomaji wake anapeeenda ambayo yameandikwa na ambayo anaendelea kuyaandika. Wakati msimu huu unaanza Ally Bee...
2023-02-16
1h 04
Maarifa Podcast na Tumsime
SE1 EP03 - Linked List Data Structure Kwenye Kompyuta | Data Structure
Kwenye kipindi cha leo tunaenda kuzungumzia maada ya Linked List Data Structure kwenye Kompyuta. Ni moja ya Data Structure muhimu sana unazotakiwa kuzifamu kama unasoma computer science au unafanya kazi kama Software Engineer. Kwenye Kipindi cha leo utaweza kujifunza:- 1. Linked list ni data structure gani. 2. Sifa za Linked list kulinganisha na Array. 3. Aina za Linked list (Singly, Doubly, Circular). 4. Hatua za kutengeneza linked list. 5. Mifano ya maisha ya kula siku inapotumika. Kipindi kinachofuta nitazungumzia kuhusu Stack.
2023-02-11
15 min
Maisha Ni Kuthubutu Podcast
Tabia Tano (05) Za Kuepuka Ili Utimize Malengo Yako.
Tabia Ina nafasi ya moja kwa moja ya wewe kutimiza au kutotimiza malengo yako, kwa bahati mbaya watu wengi wanachukulia poa sana suala la tabia. Ukitazama elimu kuhusu tabia gani zinaleta mafanikio na kutimiza malengo yako kwa kishindo haitolewi kwa ukubwa zaidi katika mazingira ambayo tupo. Unauliza “Innocent” ni kwa namna gani? Swali zuri Mtaalamu. Ni hivi.... Kuna tabia ambazo zilifanya utimize malengo yako ya mwaka 2022? Kuna tabia ambazo zilifanya ushindwe kutimiza malengo yako ya mwaka 2022? Vizuri, kwa kupata majibu na umeanza kuona tabia Ina nafasi kubwa ya kutimiza au kutotimiza malengo yako. Kwa mifano; Mfano wa kwanza. Je mtu ataw...
2023-01-16
19 min
Salama Na
SE7EP27 - SALAMA NA BARAKA KIZUGUTO | NEUTRAL
Baraka Kizuguto si moja ya majina yajulikanayo miungoni mwa wa Tanzania wengi ambao asilimia kubwa ya wenye simu za mkononi hupendelea zaidi habari za maisha ya watu maarufu na mashuhuri, kutaka kujua wanakula nini, wanaishi wapi, wanalala wapi, wanalala na nani na kadhalika. Na kama wewe ni mmoja wa watu hao na si mpenzi wa mpira basi kumfahamu mgeni wetu wa kwenye kiti chakavu wiki hii itakuwia vigumu. Ila kwa wale watu wa mpira, au wafanyakazi kwenye Vyama vya mpira hapa kwetu na Afrika kwa ujumla au wachezaji au waalimu wa mpira jina na sura yake si ngeni kabisa...
2022-12-15
1h 12
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode 6: Persistent myths about our food system | Lessons for Kenya
Global hunger is still rising and the world is still not on track to meet the 2030 zero hunger target of the UN Sustainable Development Goals – confirmed on the SOFI report. The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, almost 3.1 billion people could not afford a healthy diet in 2020, up 112 million from 2019, reflecting the effects of inflation in consumer food prices stemming from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures put in place to contain it. In...
2022-11-30
29 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode 5: Bridging the gap between feminism and food conversation on media
Food is a crucial subject all over the world. It's at the center of our lives, and food has everything to do with gender. But there is a gap between feminist and food media, which leaves out important perspectives on the intersections of food, power, gender, and politics. Feminist Food Journal, an online magazine dedicated to a feminist food future, joined us on this episode. They use food as a lens to explore culture and society by publishing stories that shift and deepen the ways that readers think, in turn providing them with powerful conceptual tools to challenge and dismantle...
2022-10-25
38 min
Salama Na
SE7EP19 - SALAMA NA DITTO | TUNER
Lameck Ditto Sr ni Baba, Mwalimu, mwanamuziki, muandishi, mentor, mume na zaidi ya yote ni mwana tu ambaye maisha alopitoa kipindi anakua hayajawahi na wala hayatawahi kumsahaulisha yeye ni nani na wapi ambapo ametokea na wapi anataka sana kuelekea maana huko ndo kwenye kesho yake, na kwa kumsikiliza ambavyo nimemsikiliza, kesho yake anaithamini sana na amekua akiiandaa vizuri ili hata siku moja asije akakwama na kuanza kuishi maisha ya jana ambayo yalikua si mazuri hata kidogo. Yeye na Baba yake mzazi walikutana kwa ‘bahati mbaya’ tunaweza tukasema hivyo maana wakati yuko zake Morogoro akiendelea na maisha ya kuis...
2022-10-20
1h 20
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode 4: Youth in Food Systems | The viability of hydroponics
Nairobi's population is expected to grow to 5.94 million people by 2030, resulting in increased waste generation. The Dandora dumpsite (Kenya's biggest dumpsite) receives approximately half of the waste. Soil around the dumpsite contains higher concentration of various heavy metals. Contaminants from the dumpsite decreases the strength of soil and quality. Soil contamination also effect the survival of vegetation around the dumpsite. Greenhouse gas emissions from the dumpsite escape to the environment and contribute to the already worrying global warming. The dumpsite has further reduced green spaces that would have been for purpose of growing food. Despite these obstacles, Charles Lukania, Growth4...
2022-09-21
35 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode 3: Food on the ballot | The Food Manifesto
Food and nutrition insecurity continues to be one of Kenya's biggest problems. While technological advancements, enhancement of infrastructure and education, and other factors have changed over the last 58 years of independent Kenya, food insecurity has remained a perennial problem. Most Kenyans are affected by different levels and forms of food and nutrition insecurity as the government seemingly struggles to fulfil the Human Right to Food as enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 – Article 43 1(c). A coalition of organisations that advocate for food and nutrition security and realisation of the Right to Adequate Food in Kenya, put together a ‘Food Manifesto’ - http...
2022-07-19
36 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode 2: The buzz around bees with Jason Runo
“If the bee disappears from the surface of the Earth, man would have no more than four years left to live.”Albert Einsten Bees and humans have long had a close relationship because bees of the role they play in pollination (80% of the world’s plants are pollinated by bees) and because of the economic value of bee products has helped many small-scale farmers improve their standard of living. As we marked the #WorldBeeDay, few weeks ago we hosted Jason Runo, a beekeeper and founder of Ohkay Honey Ke who shared a lot about the importance of bees in improving liveli...
2022-06-09
33 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode 1, Part 2: Decolonising Kenyan food & farming systems | Art, Language & Culture
The food on your plate today is more than just a combination of inert ingredients heated – it is a reflection of various structural forces at work. Dr. Njoki Ngumi of the Nest Collective, Joseph Kobuthi of The Elephant, and Professor Kimani Njogu of Twaweza Communications critically examine western misconceptions about African food systems, the effects of colonization on our food and farming systems in Kenya and beyond, and the role of the state, individual, and society in decolonising our farms, kitchens, and plates. Find out more: www.routetofood.org Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance/ Follow us on...
2022-05-12
48 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode 1, Part 1: Decolonising Kenyan food & farming systems | Art, Language & Culture
The food on your plate today is more than just a combination of inert ingredients heated – it is a reflection of various structural forces at work. Dr. Njoki Ngumi of the Nest Collective, Joseph Kobuthi of The Elephant, and Professor Kimani Njogu of Twaweza Communications critically examine western misconceptions about African food systems, the effects of colonization on our food and farming systems in Kenya and beyond, and the role of the state, individual, and society in decolonising our farms, kitchens, and plates. Find out more: www.routetofood.org Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance/ Follow us on...
2022-05-12
40 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XXVIII: Food Safety | Why you should be concerned
Safe food for all Kenyans is enshrined in the Kenyan Constitution, 2010. The right to food is one of our economic and social rights, which the state is required to take steps to achieve. As per Article 43 of the Constitution of Kenya, the government has the obligation to respect, protect and fulfil the realisation of the right to food for all Kenyans. However, food safety is one of the fastest rising concerns not only in Kenya but globally. With increased pressure to produce more food, there are various threats to food safety throughout the entire food system. Dr.Dennis Adison Ouma...
2022-01-10
28 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XXVII: Food Safety | Consumer Perspective
Consumers have a lot of influence on food systems through the choices they make and practically finance the food system by taking up the costs of production, and resources used through purchase of food. Consumer demands on the type and quality of food greatly influence how food is produced albeit in the form of specific markets or niche demands within the overall food market landscape. However, majority of consumers globally as well as here in Kenya continue to be left out of the most critical conversations around the food they eat, how its produced or processed, transported and accessed. Alice...
2022-01-10
17 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XXVI: Impact of Aid and Development Assistance on our Food Systems
Episode XXVI: Impact of Aid and Development Assistance on our Food Systems by Cha Kula Podcast
2022-01-06
29 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XXV: Regenerative agriculture | Farmers healing the soil
Episode XXV: Regenerative agriculture | Farmers healing the soil by Cha Kula Podcast
2021-12-27
33 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XXIV: The place for farmer managed seed systems in Kenya
Seeds are the very basis of our food systems. We can’t control our food systems if we don’t have control of our seeds. In this episode a seed systems specialist, Noel Templer shared with us the difference between commercialized seeds and farmer managed seed systems and the place of farmer managed seed systems in Kenya. Find out more: www.routetofood.org Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance/ Follow us on Twitter: @routetofood Friend us on Facebook: @routetofood Questions, comments, opinions? Email us on info@routetofood.org Enjoy!
2021-12-17
18 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XXIII: Soil and Food, it's time to regenerate our soils.
Healthy soils feed a healthy plant and in turn safe, nutritious and balanced food for a healthy population. Dr. David Lelei a soil biologist joins us in this episode of the Cha Kula podcast and shares with us the status of the soil in the country and why soil is very important in ensuring we are food secure. He also shares with us some of the practices we can use to regenerate our soils and why it is important to take care of our soils. Find out more: www.routetofood.org Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance/ ...
2021-12-06
42 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XXII: Feminism and Agroecology, where do they meet?
In this episode, Patricia McFadden, a radical African feminist, activist, sociologist, writer, educator, and publisher from Eswatini shares with us her insights on power dynamics in food and farming systems focusing on the role of gender, politics and multinational corporations in food security. Find out more: www.routetofood.org Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance/ Follow us on Twitter: @routetofood Friend us on Facebook: @routetofood Questions, comments, opinions? Email us on info@routetofood.org Enjoy!
2021-11-19
31 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XXI: Kitchen gardening; The next food revolution in the urban set up.
Our ability to access food is one of the most overlooked aspects of the debate on solving hunger. We assume that producing more food means that everyone will be food secure. However, there are many other barriers in the way of achieving the right to food. In this episode, Gregory Kimani, founder of city shamba shares with us the power of kitchen gardening in ensuring food security at a household level. Find out more: www.routetofood.org Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance/ Follow us on Twitter: @routetofood Friend us on Facebook: @routetofood Questions, comments, opinions? Email...
2021-10-29
23 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XX: Misunderstanding around organic farming
Recently, organic farming has been receiving increased recognition as a sustainable approach to farming and food systems that can meet the current and future food and nutrition needs without causing more harm to the environment. While it's growing there are some perceptions and misperceptions associated with Organic farming. In this episode, Sylvia Kuria, an organic farmer debunks some of the perceptions, misperceptions and facts around organic farming. Find out more: www.routetofood.org Film by etc group available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=snYD7X3edMs&t=155s Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance/ Follow us...
2021-10-22
32 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XIX: Data in food systems; A necessary evil?
Data is a very necessary ingredient to building sustainable food systems. At the same time, in the absence of adequate checks and balances, data on food and agriculture can easily be manipulated to the disadvantage of small actors (farmers, local businesses and innovators). In this episode, we look at the current context on data availability and utilization in food systems; who controls what? And to what end? Zahra Moloo, an investigative journalist, documentary filmmaker and researcher, joined us. Zahra currently works for ETC group. ETC Group monitors the impact of emerging technologies and corporate strategies on biodiversity, agriculture and human...
2021-09-24
24 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XVIII: Kenyan women leading the industrial agriculture boycott
Women face multiple challenges, including limited access to land and other productive and financial resources, education, health care, access to markets and employment opportunities. These challenges make them subject to social exclusion from decision-making and labor markets and sexual exploitation, domestic violence, and compared to men. Despite all these challenges, rural women play an important role in transforming our food systems. Leonida Odogo, Executive Director Haki Nawiri, shares with us how women in Machakos County are transforming our food systems and why it's important to recognise the role that women play in ensuring we have just, equitable and sustainable food...
2021-09-07
28 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XVII: Role of youth in our food systems | Why we are getting it all wrong
Young people in Kenya make up the highest proportion of the population. 70% of Kenyans are below the age of 35. This, therefore, makes it imperative to ensure that young people are included in the food systems discussion in the country. Currently, the involvement of youth in food systems has been happening but in the wrong direction. Listen to Emmanuel Atamba, Research and Policy analyst at the Route to Food Initiative, as he shares with us the gaps that exist and the solutions that can be applied. Listen in! Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance-english/ Follow us on Twitter...
2021-08-27
32 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XVI: Right to Food legal framework | Where is Kenya?
The Right to Adequate food is a human right, endorsed and ratified as binding international law by 171 nations. These nations recognise that all people have the right to be free from hunger and to access adequate food of sufficient quality. The 2010 constitution of Kenya explicitly provides for this right for all Kenyans. Article 43 (1) (c)of the constitution states clearly, "every Kenyan has the right to be free from hunger and to have adequate food of acceptable quality." Prof. Jill Cottrell Ghai, a constitutional lawyer & Director, Katiba Institute, shares with us where Kenya is in establishing a robust legal framework for...
2021-07-16
21 min
Vijana na Mapenzi
VIJANA NA MAPENZI PODCAST: Je, mvulana anafaa kumtumia msichana 'fare' ili wapatane kwa 'date'?
Baadhi ya wanaume wamekuwa wakilalamikia 'kuliwa' kwa nauli wanazowatumia wasichana ili wapatane katika date kauli maarufu ikiwa 'kula fare'. Katika awamu hii ya kipindi cha Vijana na Mapenzi tunauliza swali je, ni sawa kwa mvulana kumtumia msichana 'fare' ili wapatane kwa 'date'? Tumepata hisia za wananchi kulihusu suala hili, vilevile ushauri wa Mwanasosholojia, Alex Munyere.
2021-07-01
08 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XV. Food Security; Where Does The Food Money Go?
Every year state agencies, parastatals, donors and the private sector allocate money to different aspects of the agriculture sector. The money allocated has a major influence on which policies are enacted, interventions are done and what crops and foods get prioritized. Today, finance expert and Founder of Kenya Budget Talks Evelyn Mathai break down for us, what these allocations are, and how they shape the state of food security in the country.
2020-12-22
24 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XIV. Food Security; Farming Practices Across Generations
The invisibility of young and women farmers in popular literature robs us interesting and insightful ideas on how respective age, genders, and regions pursue farming. Michael Wekesa, a farmer and engineer from Kitale town elaborates what it is like growing up in a predominantly farming town and how the generations transition in terms of taking up farming as a hobby, or profession.
2020-12-22
22 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XIII. Food Security; Why GMOs Aren't the Answer to Food Insecurity
Food security is not a problem of production. It is a problem of access (affordability) and distribution. Felix Karuri Githaka a regenerative farmer believes that GMOs are not the solution to Kenya’s hunger problems and that we ought to live wholesomely and find healthy ways of engaging with earth, people, plants, and all other elements that contribute to our natural existence. Find out more; https://routetofood.org/resource-hub/ Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance-english/ Follow us on Twitter: @routetofood Like our page on Facebook: @routetofood Questions, comments, opinions? Email us on info@routetofood.org
2020-12-22
24 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XII. Food Security; Why Insect Lives Matter
Millions of Insects species have been around for billions of years while performing key roles such as pollination, maintaining ecological balance, controlling pests, recycling nutrients. However as Kenyan entomologist Dr. Dino Martins breaks it down, our recent industrial growth and modernity has wiped out entire population of insects putting both the ecology, food security and economy at risk. Find out more about insects: https://discoverpollinators.org/wp-content/cache/all/pollinators-handbook/index.html & https://www.boell.de/en/insectatlas Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance-english/ Follow us on Twitter: @routetofood Like our page on Facebook: @routetofood Questions, comments...
2020-12-22
29 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode XI. Food Security; When Farmers & Consumers Lose Agency
In recent years industrial farming and the rise of farming multinationals have reduced the agency and sovereignty of farmers over their crops, and what consumers eat. We are joined by Cidi Otieno, Kenya Peasants League International Coordinator and Convener and a food rights campaigner. He explains what this loss of sovereignty means for farmers and consumers across the country. Find out more: www.routetofood.org Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance-english/ Follow us on Twitter: @routetofood Friend us on Facebook: @routetofood Questions, comments, opinions? Email us on info@routetofood.org
2020-12-22
26 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode X. Food Security; Food as Memory and Nurture
Food and farming plays such a central role in our relationships as consumers, farmers, gardeners, friends and in the aesthetics and memories. Nic Odhiambo an organic farmer, chef and writer uses his own childhood experience, expertise and insights to break down what it means to wholesomely interact with our food and farming cultures. Find out more: https://routetofood.org/ Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance-english/ Follow us on Twitter: @routetofood Like our page on Facebook: @routetofood Questions, comments, opinions? Email us on info@routetofood.org
2020-12-22
26 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode IX. Food Security; Why Food is About More Than Just Food
What is most striking in the intersection between food, colonialism, sovereignty, and personal agency is that one realizes food is about more than just dinners and meals. Our favourite staples, recipes, and cooking methods carry critical insights into how a society has evolved through history. Chef Kabui explains by understanding these nuances a society is able to appreciate its own complexity and better itself. Find out more: www.routetofood.org / https://www.chefkabui.com/ Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance-english/ Follow us on Twitter: @routetofood Friend us on Facebook: @routetofood Questions, comments, opinions? Email us on info...
2020-12-03
37 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode VIII. Food Security; A Look at Regenerative Farming
Healthy farming practices is about having good, readily available and affordable food and as Kai Njeri expounds the options to pursue some form of regenerative farming is available to each and everyone of us. The modern consumer is becoming more conscious of what they eat and where it comes from and in choosing to pursue regenerative farming everyone will be able to reclaim a sense of agency, and a sustainable way of utilizing land, water and space in our lives. Find out more: www.routetofood.org Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance-english/ Follow us on Twitter: @routetofood ...
2020-11-23
30 min
Salama Na
Ep. 42 - Salama Na EDO KUMWEMBE | MWENYE SHOKA HAKOSI KUNI
Edward ‘Edo’ Kumwembe ni rafiki yangu wa si miaka mingi, pengine sita tu toka mara ya kwanza kukutana nae wakati wa uzinduzi wa kampuni moja ya kamari hapa nyumbani. Nakumbuka alikua akimtania sana Fid Q na jinsi ambavyo Fid alikua hamjibu Edo ndo ilikua inachekesha kabisa, wengi wetu tunafahamu Fid ana maneno mengi, ila mbele ya Edo huwa hana hata maneno kabisa. Tulicheka sana, na baada ya hapo tukaanza kufanya kazi pamoja kama Influencers kwenye hiyo kampuni, na baada ya miaka mitatu Allah akabariki nikapata ile kazi ya Super Sport, na kama ulikua hufahamu, Edo ndo alinipigia chepuo nyin...
2020-11-19
00 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode VII. Devolution & Food Security; Food Issues In Our Everyday Culture
Kenya's 2010 constitution put in place devolution through 47 elected governments. The devolved units alongside shifting weather patterns are reshaping our food systems and policies in ways that cause losses in some counties while salvaging food systems in other counties. As science journalist Zeynab Wandati explains these changes, when weighed through the metrological data, puts a policy, cultural and legal burden on us to critically examine and respond to the long term changes on our food sustenance and food security. Find out more: www.routetofood.org Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance-english/ Follow us on Twitter: @routetofood Friend us...
2020-10-30
20 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode VI. Food Security: Food Kiosks in our Urban Culture
Since the first COVID-19 case was recorded in March 13th, the state agencies effected a lock-down of social spaces including informal eateries. These eateries also known as vibandas make up a critical part of the city's nutritional and social structures. Their closure massively affected how the informal food sector operate in Kenya. On this episode we are joined by Dauti Kahura; senior writer at the Elephant & a social political commentator. Dauti shared interesting facts on the impacts of COVID-19 to the informal food sector. Tune in! Find out more: www.routetofood.org Join the Route to Food Alliance: https://routetofood...
2020-10-23
20 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode V. Food Security: Food . Art . Culture . The Relationship.
The African Indigenous food systems had complex models around seed preservation, refrigeration, justice, art, nutrition, and trade. And not to forget, food was central to colonization, global inequalities, and cultural sharing. On this episode we are joined by Wangui Kamonji, a retriever and bearer of indigenous Afrikan lifeways, recentering Afrika, Earth and ancestrality in her offerings to the world. Find out more: www.routetofood.org Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance-english/ Follow us on Twitter: @routetofood Friend us on Facebook: @routetofood Previous episode: https://soundcloud.com/user-737302889/episode-iii-food-security-food-as-history-and-culture Questions, comments, opinions? Email us on info@routetofood.org
2020-10-16
36 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode IV. Food Security: Food Infrastructure and Policy in Kenya
Food is a personal issue but also a deeply political and institutional issue. It therefore is dependent upon a set of critical policy and infrastructure framework for transportation, storage, sales, matching demand and supply, and future projections. The fate of farmers largely depends on the state of these respective spaces. On this episode we are joined by Christine Mungai, a writer, journalist and curator of Baraza Media Lab. Find out more: www.routetofood.org Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance-english/ Follow us on Twitter: @routetofood Friend us on Facebook: @routetofood Previous episode: https://soundcloud.com/user-737302889/episode-iii-food-security-food-as-history-and-culture ...
2020-10-06
30 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode III. Food Security: Food as History and Culture
Food has never been about the simple act of eating; food is history, and identity. Colonialism, as a violent process, fundamentally altered the way of life of a people, including their culinary habits. Even how ugali became Kenya’s staple food is part of the story of colonialism. On this episode we are joined by Joe Kobuthi, production manager, editor & curator at the Elephant who shared interesting facts on how food was and is still a fundamental tool in the process of colonisation. Find out more: www.routetofood.org Join the Route to Food Alliance: https://routetofood.org/join-alliance-english/ Follow us...
2020-09-23
20 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode II. Food Security: Seeds as Food and Freedom
The importance of seeds, and indigenous seed cultures, in particular, is a lost knowledge among the current generation of Africans. Seeds represents both culture, survival, power, love, beauty, knowledge and information. So how do we keep a strong hold over our seeds knowing that they play such a core part of our lives, reality, food sustenance and history? On this episode we are joined by The Elephant Platform's senior Curator the Oyunga Pala. Find out more: www.routetofood.org Join the Route to Food Alliance: routetofood.org/join-alliance/ Follow us on Twitter: @routetofood Friend us on Facebook: @routetofood Questions, comments...
2020-09-11
23 min
Cha Kula Podcast
Episode I. Food Security: Farm to Plate
We all have our favorite dishes of chakula. From githeri to mursik to nyama choma, or pilau, our different food cultures are important. They are part of our identity. Unfortunately, more than 10 million Kenyans do not have the ability to enjoy their favorite dishes. Yet, Article 43 of the Kenyan constitution stipulates that every Kenyan has a right to be free from hunger, and to have adequate food of acceptable quality. We’re joined by the Route to Food Initiative team: Layla Liebetrau, Project lead, Emmanuel Atamba, Research and Policy Analyst and Evelyne Ogutu, Brand and Media Coordinator to talk about fo...
2020-09-04
24 min