Covid-19 makes a strong case for urban farming

Simon Wagura on the farm he manages in Ruiru on the outskirts of Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Since the outbreak of Covid-19 in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019, the disease has spread across the globe, infecting over four million people and claiming more than 300,000 lives.

Although loss of human life is the most devastating of all, the pandemic is already causing an economic meltdown globally. Its serious impacts are bound to be felt most in the already poor economies. Cities and town, where people live and work in close proximity, are among the worst hit in light of how the disease spreads

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