Curbing food loss and waste can feed millions, boost the economy

A farmer inspects his crop of maize in his flooded shamba located at Kwa Margareta in Nakuru County on April 26, 2024.

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Kenya loses up to 40 percent of the food it produces each year, according to a new World Resources Institute (WRI) Africa report. This equates to around nine million tonnes of food worth Sh72 billion, even as one in four Kenyans struggles daily to get enough to eat.

The loss is not just about empty plates; it is about missed economic opportunities, reduced farmer incomes, and wasted environmental resources.

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