Nairobi: Farming in polluted suburbs


  1. Neville Omondi, VoicesofAfrica mobile reporter in Nairobi, Kenya
    Due to the current food shortages in Kenya that cause hunger in many households, some Kenyans living in the suburbs of the capital Nairobi have invaded unoccupied fields and turned them into sources of survival.
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    The major obstacle is the irrigation of these fields as the nearby streams are reputed for containing chemicals from factories. Mr. Njoya is one of these suburban farmers. In this video I take a look at his farm. He tells me that he sells his produce to brokers who then sells them else where. His family consumes the remainder.