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First SFYN inter school: co-creating a better food system in Kenya

11 February 2020 Pia Müller-Cyran, Marta Potenza

“In 2017, the African continent had a total yearly deficit of 41 billions USD. The capital entering African countries accounted for 162 billions USD but the outflows were 203 billion of dollars,” is the astonishing data provided by Prof. Gabriele Volpato, during his lecture on Land and water grabbing in Africa. Prof. Volpato – ecologist, …

Final Reflections on Shaping the Future of Food in Africa

10 December 2019

A full week of teaching, learning, and growing came to an end on Saturday, December 7th, as we wrapped up “Shaping the Future of Food in Africa”. This was more than just an advocacy and capacity-building workshop; it was a moment of intercultural bridge-building that united delegates from seven African countries around one goal: good, clean and fair food for Africa.

New Slow Food Community founded: “African Youth Leaders for Inclusive and Sustainable Food Systems”

6 December 2019

The Slow Food Community “African Youth Leaders for Inclusive and Sustainable Food Systems” was founded today in Nakuru, Kenya. Their objective is to create an inclusive African youth network that can advocating for the restoration of indigenous peoples’ food systems and rights.

Exchanges on the field with the delegates of “Shaping the Future of Food in Africa”

5 December 2019

Inviting people to participate in advocacy for change in the food system can seem unrealistic: how can we advocate if we don’t go out and learn from the virtuous examples that exist around us? That’s why today, the delegates of “Shaping the Future of Food in Africa” as well as the Hivos and Slow Food teams went to three different institutions based in Kenya to get a first-hand experience of the future of food in the local area.

Slow Food Youth Network and Indigenous Terra Madre ready to flourish in Africa

3 December 2019

The first day of the Indigenous Terra Madre and Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN) event “Shaping the Future of Food in Africa” is almost over, and with four more days ahead, Africa’s first Advocacy Workshop Event on the topic of the Future of Food in Africa is off to a great start.

Farmers don’t know they’re growing unhealthy food, and people don’t know they are eating it.

29 November 2019

The Future of Food in Africa will be shaped not by one but by many. One of these many is Elphas Masanga, a young Kenyan participating in Shaping the Future of Food in Africa: an advocacy workshop for future food leaders from the Indigenous Terra Madre and the Slow Food Youth Networks (SFYN), which will take place from December 3rd-7th in Nakuru, Kenya.

Slow Meat – The Mushunu Chicken From Kenya Sets the Pace

4 July 2019

Featherless neck, excellent eggs and surprisingly heavy: The Molo Mushunu Chicken have unusual properties compared to industrial breeds. Add to that a tasty meat and good brooding behavior, and you stop wonder why since time immemorial the breed has been an essential part of the Kikuyu community in the district of Molo, Kenya.

Slow Food Kenya Engage In Conversation at Nakuru Agricultural Show 2019

4 July 2019

Yesterday the Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) gave the starting signal for the Nakuru National Agricultural Show 2019, and Slow Food Kenya takes on the impressive role of representing alternative farming methods before some of the industry’s biggest players