WHY I HOME ROAST MY OWN ORGANICALLY GROWN COFFEE “The price of coffee is very low and it’s sad that even though I am a coffee farmer, I cannot be able to afford processed coffee being sold at the local supermarkets. The only kind that I can afford is some cheap brand, which I feel …
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Taking Farmers Back to Their Roots https://biasharaleo.co.ke/taking-farmers-back-to-their-roots/ RODI Kenya develops sustainable farming programmes that are focused on addressing the perennial challenge of food security. Over the years, RODI Kenya has interacted with many communities in the course of implementing its programmes. The organization has therefore learnt to appreciate the importance of engaging these communities while developing …
Women’s Right to Own and Inherit Land Esther Bett, RODI’s Executive Director and a small scale dairy and tea farmer from Uasin Gishu County, spoke to Reuben Chama of Voice of America (minute 13:50) about the tribulations that women small holder farmers face including the struggle to farm land that they do not own. The …
Farmers Adopt Arrowroot Farming Upland Most farmers have a misconception that arrowroots can only be grown in the wetland areas. As a result, arrowroot farming is usually considered to be the role of women, while the men engage in farming other crops in the upland. “In early 2020, I participated in an exchange visit to …
Students in Muranga County undergo training on poverty eradication Over 300 pupils in Muranga County have undergone training on how to eradicate poverty in their families through enhanced food security, health and crime prevention. The training organized by Resource Oriented Development Initiatives (RODI) Kenya is aimed at transforming the society through meaningful interventions and solution …
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Impoverished tea pluckers seek solace in sanitiser-making projects Despite the fact that tea rakes in billions of shillings in sales, tea pickers have complained they remained an impoverished lot who cannot afford basic needs. Maurice Kinyua has worked as a tea picker for years, braving the cold of South Imenti in Meru to work in …
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Agriculturalists are warning of serious health implications following the use of harmful chemicals that are degrading the soil. They are calling on the government to formulate policies to shift towards organic farming as well as govern the type of fertilizers and other chemicals that can be used to avoid further degradation of the soil.
Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization is conducting tests on Bocash fertilizer, an organic fertilizer deemed to be a game-changer in tea farming. According to scientist Dr Monica Waiganjo the product being promoted by RODI Kenya has huge benefits compared to conventional fertilizer as it lacks chemicals and has no harmful side effects to humans.
Simon’s case is a typical example of life in and out of prison and the stress and trauma prisoners go through while in prison and upon release. RODIs; restorative prisoner reintegration journey starts in prison, prisoners are taken through rehabilitation and upon release RODI accompanies them though the path of reintegration to provide additional training, …
In Kenya, society looks down on former prison inmates. But, RODI Kenya has been offering re-integration support to former prisoners since 1995. The reintegration support includes additional skills building, material support to engage in income generating activities as well as back stopping support. Life in African prisons is hard – and those in Kenya are …
