Rethinking - “Youth, Land and Farming” in our modern society

According to the United Nations World Health Organization, "by 2030, six out of every ten people will live in a city, and by 2050, this proportion will increase to seven out of ten people," implying that more young people than ever are moving to cities and towns to find work, leaving few behind to work in rural areas. Kenya's rural population is declining as a result of urbanization. The majority of Kenya's population is young. Food insecurity will be a major threat to health, social welfare, and economic development if they do not engage in agriculture. Engaging youth in agriculture has recently become a hot topic and has risen to the top of the development agenda, as there is growing concern around the world that young people have become disenchanted with agriculture. Women Business Hub is challenging this narrative by reintroducing young people to modern farming technology through the use of vertical farming bags and digital agribusiness education.

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Self-Reliance Empowerment and Enterprise Development for Poor Families (SEED4PF Project) in Kenya

Self-Reliance Empowerment and Enterprise Development for Poor Families (SEED4PF) is a household food security and Self-employment initiative being piloted to provide result-oriented outcome for designing an intervention that can be adopted among poor families in Kenya to address food insecurity and unemployment which is affecting many women and youth. This pilot phase is targeting 100 poor households with a practical learning on Agripreneurship. The project is introducing climate smart modern vegetable farming technology coupled with strengthening market value chain. the project is targeting women and youth because they are the majority with no source of income. SEED4PF project is being supported by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Veggies for Better Health and Economic Growth

One of the most essential things you can do to be healthy is to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. The nutritional content of veggies is maximum when picked fresh from the garden. You also reduce the chance of consuming veggies laced with toxic chemicals because you know precisely what you're eating. Furthermore, including children in the growing process increases the likelihood that they will try the veggies. One advantage of eating garden veggies is that it lowers your monthly food bill. You can cultivate organic veggies for a fraction of the price you would pay in a shop. Pulling weeds, planting, and digging in the garden are all strenuous activities that can burn up to 400 calories every hour. Gardening is also beneficial.

Vertical Vegetable Farming: Food Security Strategy and Future Direction on Self-Reliance for Kenyan Poor Families

The majority of agricultural land in western Kenya is constantly moulting. However, innovative technologies are emerging to address the issues posed by overpopulation, water scarcity, climate change, labour shortage, and urbanization, which is reducing arable land. Vertical farming is an intensive method of boosting food production on less space by cultivating and producing crops in vertically stacked layers and vertically inclined surfaces. To grow food in cities, such farms must be developed, which takes up less space and saves time that would otherwise be spent transporting food from rural areas to cities. Vertical systems are becoming increasingly popular in the market, and comparable systems are used in aeroponics/stacked containers. Vertical agriculture is a topic that is frequently debated in the industrial and scientific circles. Vertical farming as a concept was established in 1999 by Dickson Despommier at Colombia University as a result of technological developments. Vert

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