Green and Living

Green and living is an initiative that seeks to promote green and living roofs in urban centers in Kenya especially in the capital, Nairobi.

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Food supply in major urban area in Kenya has always been characterized by numerous shortcomings which include but not limited to; wasteful food processing and supply chain, environmental pollution through transportation which is reliant on fossil energy et al. Nairobi being the biggest city in Kenya with a population of around 3.2 million and an estimate of 14 million by 2050, the need to have a reliable supply of food to feed its residents is indispensable.With the growing population, the land that would have been utilized for farming activity is decreasing hence Nairobi is forced to rely on food from neighboring counties e.g. Kiambu. Nairobi’s neighbors are also facing growth in population and in return the land which otherwise would have been utilized for farming is decreasing as new residential blocks keep mushrooming now and then. Apart from sourcing food from neighboring counties Nairobi is also being forced to import food from other countries which is very unsustainable leave alone alarming considering agriculture is Kenya’s main economic activity. Through the Green and Living Initiative, our emphasis is on the use of the urban roof tops for farming activities. In Nairobi there are numerous buildings with roofs ideal for urban farming. The idea is for Green and Living initiative to approach the management of the ideal buildings and seek to reach mutual agreements that will

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