Kenya: Farming in the city
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Faced with high food prices, poverty and rapid population growth, the residents of Nairobi's slums have adopted a novel form of intensive agriculture: a farm-in-a-bag.
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Urban farming is not only a remedy against hunger, but also creates jobs and provides steady incomes.
We went to visit the city dwellers who are sowing the seeds of future farming.
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