1st edition of the Winter School Agri-Food Choices in Kenya

(11 FEBRUARY 2020, PIA MÜLLER-CYRAN, MARTA POTENZA) “ In 2017, the African continent had a total yearly deficit of 41 billions USD. The capital entering African countries accounted for 162 billions USD but the outflows were 203 billion of dollars ” is the astonishing data provided by Prof. Gabriele Volpato, during his lecture on Land and water grabbing in Africa. Prof. Volpato – ecologist, researcher and teacher at the University of Gastronomic Sciences UNISG based in Bra, Italy – has been one of the scholars lecturing during the first edition of the Winter School in “Agri-food choices: from field to plate, for the planet: building a better food system environment ” held in Kenya from the 19th to the 29th January 2020. On this occasion, participants from Kenya, Italy and Germany, together with Italian and Kenyan scholars and experts, had the chance to learn about the Kenyan agricultural sector and specific local study-cases. The participants of the Winter School, representing a var

(Baraka Agricoltural College, Molo, Kenya – 28/01/2020, Jessica G. and Alessandro S.) Day 9 of the Winter School “ Agri-Food Choices. From field to plate, for the planet: building a better food system ”. The Winter School participants visited the Maasai community near Narok, a town west of Nairobi. After a 3 hour journey along the bumpy kenyan roads, they finally arrived at the presedium located in the village of Satellite. The lands of the various farmers and breeders are scattered throughout Satellite. The guys were introduced to Agnes Kunguru, her family and other members of the Red Maasai sheep group. After a brief presentation by the students, Agnes started to show them her red dress . From Red Shuka to Red beverage  Maasai community can be recognized by the Shuka, a particular red cloth that they wear with utmost pride and elegance. To Maasai community red is the most important color . It represents different things, for example: cow warm blood, which the Maasai drink mix