Kitchen gardens offer a unique opportunity for families to access healthy diets throughout the year from growing crops such as vegetables and legumes that contain adequate macro and micronutrients.
The 'Mama Kitchen Garden Initiative' by the First Lady, Rachel Ruto, aims to have two million kitchen gardens established across one million households and schools, contributing to food and nutrition security.
The Initiative supported by the State Department of Agriculture and 'MaMa Doing Good' as key implementers aims to address food insecurity, malnutrition and economic challenges by empowering women to establish sustainable kitchen gardens.
Principal Secretary (PS) State Department for Agriculture Kipronoh Ronoh, speaking during the national 'mama kitchen garden' initiative meeting in Nairobi, said that by empowering women to establish small-scale kitchen gardens, we ensure that families have access to fresh, nutritious food and create income-generating opportunities. "Encouraging families to grow nutrient-dense crops such as vegetables, legumes, and fruits will improve dietary diversity and directly address nutritional gaps in households, especially in children," said Ronoh.
