🍎 Building Resilient Food Systems from Farm to Plate
“Climate change doesn’t just threaten crops — it threatens nutrition, culture, and survival.”
Rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, and unpredictable rains are disrupting food production across Africa. But hunger isn’t just about yield — it’s about access, diversity, and knowledge.
At AFRIHECOM, we’re reimagining food systems as integrated networks that link climate-smart agriculture, nutrition education, and cultural heritage — all powered by strategic communication.
Key Focus Areas:
Agroecology: Promoting farming that works with nature, not against it.
Indigenous Crops: Reviving nutrient-dense, drought-tolerant traditional crops.
Reducing Food Waste: Creating value chains that minimize loss from farm to table
Nutrition-Sensitive Programming:Â Ensuring projects improve dietary diversity, especially for women and children.
We empower communities to grow more food, better food, and culturally meaningful food — even in the face of climate stress.
âś… Climate-Informed Agriculture
We promote drought-tolerant crops (sorghum, millet, cassava) and agroecological practices (intercropping, composting, water harvesting) through farmer field schools and peer-to-peer learning.
âś… Nutrition-Sensitive Communication
We use story-based campaigns to connect climate action with nutrition — teaching families how diverse diets improve child development and disease resistance.
âś… Biodiversity & Seed Sovereignty
We partner with women’s cooperatives to preserve indigenous seed varieties and protect food heritage from corporate monopolies and climate loss.
âś… School Gardens & Youth Engagement
We establish climate-smart school gardens that teach children about food, health, and environmental stewardship — turning classrooms into living labs.
“Before, we only grew maize. Now we grow 12 crops — and our children are healthier than ever.”
— Farmer, Bungoma County, Kenya
- 50% increase in dietary diversity in project households
- 200+ school gardens established in drought-prone regions
- Women farmers leading seed banks and nutrition advocacy
We believe food is not just fuel, it’s identity, healing, and resistance.
Through oral history projects, cooking demonstrations, and local radio shows, we:
- Celebrate traditional foods
- Challenge the myth that “modern” means “better”
- Position nutrition as a pillar of climate resilience
“When a grandmother teaches her granddaughter to cook with moringa, she’s passing down survival.”
Contact
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Ring Rd Parklands,
Nairobi Kenya -
+254 723209302
+256 723209302 - info@afrihecom.org enquire@info@afrihecom.org
