REFOOTURE collects evidence, identifies pathways and supports collaboration in innovation for regenerative and inclusive food systems in Eastern Africa.
This is such a great moment! Our third food systems innovation hub is launched - West Nile Innovation Hub, based in Ugandan region Arua. @WNInnovationHub Congratulations Team Uganda!
We are welcoming Sylvia's basket: an organic farm selling fruits and vegetables to families in Nairobi. She has transformed desert land into green planting beds. Welcome as new member of the Nakuru Living Lab. @nakuru_lab@IKEAFoundation@wur#regenerative#foodsystems
Our REFOOTURE partners from the 3 living labs are currently visiting the Nakuru Living Lab to learn from each others innovations and approaches. @nakuru_lab@IKEAFoundation
Earlier today, The Nakuru Living lab and the REFOOTURE partners from other countries paid a courtesy visit to Egerton University VC Professor Kibwage at his office and later proceeded to COELIB center for an introduction meeting.
@egertonunikenya@CoELIB_Egerton@refooture
How do YOU see development of #Regenerative and #Inclusive#FoodSystems? This video with simple drawings of regeneration and inclusiveness from around the globe shows the diversity of needs for regenerative development! https://t.co/Bdj61R537L via @YouTube
Though nothing beats real life seeing, feeling & smelling of agricultural practices, this virtual tour to the great entrepreneurs of #Griincom in #Kenya was very inspiring and perfectly organised by the #Nakuru#LivingLab. Together towards #regenerative#inclusive#foodsystems
Boost finance, increase scientific capacity & research collaborations, strengthen science-policy interface: 3 action tracks to improve #foodsystems in #Nature. Read how our #LivingLabs support local #innovation toward regenerative, inclusive food systems! https://t.co/agCrvwizcf
‘No transition of the food system will take place without local innovations’. REFOOTURE works on local development pathways in East Africa to transition the #foodsystem toward #regenerative#inclusive food systems. How? Read more in this article: https://t.co/agCrvw0XNF #unfss
"An advice to the Nakuru Living Lab is not to focus only on technical innovation but also on organisational innovation" By Dr. Kamau from KALRO. #FoodSystems
"Nakuru Living Lab contributes to 5 SDGs: Innovation & Industry; No Hunger; Climate Action; Responsible Consumption and Partnership" stated by Mr. Nderitu, repr. Director Environment Nakuru County. @IKEAFoundation @LabNakuru
Nakuru Living Lab website is online! Have a look at the 8 innovation cases or scroll through the Living Lab supporting services and engage in the Nakuru Living Lab community. Take a look at https://t.co/TBgHYR4a5Z. #FoodSystems#regenerative#inclusive@Ikeafoundation@WUR
The first roundtable dialogue with external experts was a great contribution to put the project on a further consolidated basis. Inclusiveness, exit strategies, experimental designs and the need for learning from past mistakes were mentioned as key points. #refooture
Yesterday, we had our first bi-monthly mini-conference of the REFOOTURE 'family' that is getting the project going in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia. We shared our recent experiences and started the cross-country dialogues on living labs and regenerative inclusive food systems.