FY2024 GFN Annual Report Nourshing People and Planet - Flipbook - Page 29
A couple of times a week, Food Banking
Kenya sends a vehicle up to this
mountainous region to collect all the food
that Chege has gathered and bring it back
to Nairobi where food insecurity is acute
and the fresh produce can go to good use.
At the same time, the food bank drops off
items that Chege’s fellow farmers could use,
like rice, cooking oil and flour, or vegetables
that are not easily grown in the region, such
as squash or maize.
All in all, agricultural recovery efforts like this
one make up more than 90 percent of Food
Banking Kenya’s sourcing, an approach that
helps reduce food waste and its contribution
to greenhouse gas emissions, while also
providing nutritious food to people who
need it. Eighty percent of the food bank’s
distributions go to children, with the
remaining going to the elderly.
Food Banking Kenya expanded its
ability to store and transport produce
by purchasing a refrigerated van,
adding refrigeration to an existing
van, and adding a chest freezer to its
warehouse to store protein recovered
from retailers. It has also built a solar
dehydrator near their Kamae depot
to dry out fresh produce, making it
easier to store and transport while still
retaining its nutrient density. The food
bank increased fruit and vegetable
composition of total distribution from
66 to 88 percent.
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