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Farmers Helping Farmers PEI-based NGO since 1976

Farmers Helping Farmers PEI-based NGO since 1976. Volunteer based Partnerships with Kenyan farmer groups, women’s group and schools Supported by individuals , businesses, service orgs, churches, schools, UPEI, CIDA. Kenya

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Farmers Helping Farmers PEI-based NGO since 1976

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  1. Farmers Helping FarmersPEI-based NGO since 1976 Volunteer based Partnerships with Kenyan farmer groups, women’s group and schools Supported by individuals, businesses, service orgs, churches, schools, UPEI, CIDA

  2. Kenya • nearly ½ the population is poor & 80% of the poor live in rural areas(IFAD, 2011) • Smallholder farm households rely on own-production for food and income • Increasing smallholder agricultural productivity is one strategy for decreasing food insecurity and rural poverty (Matshe, 2009) and remains underexploited (Hildebrand, 2008)

  3. Wakulima Self –Help Dairy Group Household food security (percent of households) Non-mem1-3yrs 4-6yrs 7-9yrs 10+yrs

  4. Muchui & Ruuju Women’s GroupsPercentage of women experiencing one of the four Household Food Insecurity levels 2011-2013

  5. The Right to Food – “Human rights require active and effective remedies, not necessarily by the use of courts, but any person or group violated should have access to remedial measures, judicial or otherwise”

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