Kenya must step up capacity to produce enough food urgently

A drip irrigation and greenhouse technology farm in the Kibbutz Qalya region in Israel that uses modern dry-land technology to enhance agricultural production similar to one that was to be used at the Galana-Kulalu food security project. [File, Standard]

The global food crisis punctuated most of the heads of states' speeches at the UN General Assembly this week. The 77th session takes place as several nations stagger from the instability simultaneously driven by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, high cost of living and the climate crisis.

Should we take comfort in the recent attention or brace ourselves for difficult times? Several twitterati were distracted from President William Ruto's speech by the merits and demerits of teleprompters.