Food security project ignites hope in farmers

Some of the beneficiaries of the food security project run by Riana Development Network. [Maureen Akinyi, Standard]

Like other concerned farmers, Sophia Nyaloo, rarely misses the daily coronavirus updates from the Ministry of Health. To catch the latest, her small mobile phone that doubles as radio, is always at hand.

Owing to the curfew and partial lockdowns, her life like the rest of farmers has been disrupted and this means less income from farming. But a new food security initiative, has offered her and other farmers renewed hope.