Reducing Reliance on Maize in Kenya
SUMMARY
The project aims at increasing food security by reducing reliance on maize in Kenya by offering alternative flours from local starch based crops some of which are drought resistant eg Spanish(sweet)
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jnjosh said on November 13, 2009
great idea
KOFFILMND said on November 9, 2009
An effecient way to fight hunger.
KOFFILMND said on November 9, 2009
I hope your idea will emerge the best!
Bettykam said on November 9, 2009
Big up!
Njonjo said on November 9, 2009
yet another brilliant idea to improve our lives!
cessymi said on November 9, 2009
Quite a an interesting idea!
kamsg said on November 9, 2009
that is brilliant oscar
KIBIRONGAE said on November 8, 2009
I wonna try sweet potatoes crisps at home
slimshaddy said on November 7, 2009
Its a good idea. think this will improve the lifestyle of our people.
mwas007 said on November 7, 2009
Its a good idea
stellebemba said on November 7, 2009
We should all support this idea!
warevi said on November 7, 2009
go go nate
paulkom said on November 7, 2009
A nice thought!
petomwa said on November 7, 2009
A very nice idea.People will never die of hunger any more!
songa said on November 7, 2009
A nice idea.Keep it up.
bengit said on November 7, 2009
QUITE A GOOD IDEA.IT'S HIGH TIME WE FIGHT HUNGER IN AFRICA.
woc said on November 7, 2009
that brilliant
rasco said on November 7, 2009
it is a good idea to help us be self reliant
yummy said on November 7, 2009
a great idea!!
lndirangu said on November 7, 2009
This project if supported can be a good platform for launching the “Kazi kwa vijana” Kenyan government initiative. Its implementation will create an avenue to mitigate the food insecurity and unemployment challenge that we face in Kenya. It has been correctly stated that despondency among the Kenyan youth played a big role in fuelling the violence that swept our land during the political crisis in 2008. Hence the idea of creating alternatives to maize, which has largely been seen as the only stable food in Kenya, is quite an opportune idea.
wakaruri said on October 24, 2009
theres hope, keep it up.
nathangichimo said on October 20, 2009
Dear jenngross , we are grateful for your interest in this idea. We also appreciate input from anybody who may offer us advice.As for the issue of nutritional value ,we expect mixing different flours and other nutritionally rich products eg amaranth would deal with deficiencies .Studies have shown that three quarters of primary school kids take one meal a day(supper) or none and half of patients at the dispensaries suffer diet related conditions.On volunteers , am sure that with the hope of a greater good and dealing with professionals who are working somewhere else would solve the issue.Thank you.
stanleyemacharia said on October 20, 2009
realy good idea. its time we moved from maize reliance and embrace other options available localy
izakah said on October 20, 2009
Food insecurity in kenya don't mean Kenya is helpless in dealing with it,this idea is workable and to improve the nutritional value of the other types of flours,suplementing or even using the little maize to mix with the suggested crops may bring the final product the desired quality..good luck
Gitau said on October 18, 2009
Wonderful idea.
jenngross said on October 17, 2009
I appreciate your efforts to consider alternative sources of carbohydrates for Kenyans. As there are many diseases affecting maize, this seems like a critical issue. However I am concerned about the nutritional content of some of the other flours you have proposed-especially potato and cassava as I think both have a relatively lower nutritional content than maize or maize flour. Also when you eat maize and beans, it becomes a complete protein. This is not true when you eat cassava or potatoes and beans. While I think it's great to expand the different kinds of starch that people eat, I also think it's important to consider the nutritonal content of the different types of flours.
Why do you think people will be willing to volunteer to do community mobilization? In my experience in Uganda, it was really difficult for people to volunteer. If you paid them even a small stipend, they’d be willing to work for you. What do you think?
I agree with your plans to evaluate this project but think it would be helpful to clarify when you will conduct certain activities related to monitoring and evaluation. For example, you might want to do a baseline, if the data isn't already available, of the malnutrition in the area when you first start this project and then in 3 or perhaps 5 years, evaluate the malnutrition status of children.
It’s great that you’ll offer recipes and encourage mixing different types of flours. I also appreciate your interest in solar driers, selling manure, and using biogas.
Good luck!
WARMTOWN said on October 17, 2009
Wow, imagine a banana bread. Great idea.
KIBIRONGAE said on October 17, 2009
A bright idea that can save millions of young children from death due to lack of food counting that Kenya is faced by drought.
nathangichimo said on October 17, 2009
Its my hope that through change in our thinking and accepting new ideas in food production, Africans will soon throw away begging bowls and become self reliant and concentrate on development issues instead of where to get the next meal.