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New screen houses mean better gardens at Kenyan schools

New screen houses mean better gardens at Kenyan schools
New screen houses mean improved production and nutrition By Teresa Mellish Our school meal program is based on two staples: dried corn and beans. In addition to this, vegetables grown at the school bring vitamins, minerals and some good taste to githeri. A screen house is needed to successfully grow many of these vegetables, as…
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Bringing improved seeds and plant materials to partners in Kenya

Bringing improved seeds and plant materials to partners in Kenya
New potato and bean varieties will mean more food for farm families By Ken Mellish In Kenya, there is very good work done at the research stations to develop crops which are morenutritious, better yielding and do better with climate change. However, there is a problem withthese improved varieties getting in the hands of the…
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Better food storage making a difference at Kenyan schools

Better food storage making a difference at Kenyan schools
Protecting food for the school term at Ruuju Primary School  By Teresa Mellish Post-harvest losses of maize continue to be an issue in Sub Saharan Africa.  Some of the pests which contribute to this include the maize weevil.  An article Ken and I read recently titled On-farm storage loss estimates of maize in Kenya using…
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A life-changing experience by Katie MacNeill

A life-changing experience by Katie MacNeill
Nutrition intern now FHF board member shares the impact of her time in Kenya My name is Katie MacNeill and I had the privilege of being one of the nutrition interns working in Kenya with Farmers Helping Farmers (FHF) last May. Over the last few months of being back home, I have been able to…
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Changing lives in Kenya through better nutrition

Changing lives in Kenya through better nutrition
UPEI community nutrition interns in Kenya make a difference with summer program By Colleen Walton Three UPEI nutrition interns helped deliver training on Infant And Young Child Feeding and Lifestyle Disease Prevention to women’s groups and dairy farmers in Naari and Buuri. Gil, Katie and Kelsey were part of the Queen Elizabeth Scholars program and…
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