Simple but amazing innovations steal limelight at this year’s Nairobi Show

Nairobi County Agricultural officer Kaari Abidan explains how capillary wick works in urban plants at the Nairobi county stand where they were shocasing the big four presidential agenda on 04/10/2018. (Jenipher Wachie, Standard)

It often said that difficult situations inspire ingenious solutions. This was evident at the Nairobi International Trade Fair whose theme is “Enhancing Technology in Agriculture and Industry for Food Security and National Growth.”

Yet beyond the usual vegetables with gigantic leaves and cows with price tags as big as their sizes, some exhibitors demonstrated that it is through innovation that Kenya will be able to feed itself.