Centre for African Bio-Entreprneurship

WFEWomen FoodEntrepreneurs

Women Food Entrepreneurs in Kenya and Burkina Faso:Building inclusive business models for food security in the

city slums of Kisumu and Ouagadougou

2018

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The Women Food Entrepreneurs (WFEs) research is a project under the Dutch Food & Business Knowledge Platform that aims to strengthen women’s food entrepreneurship in city slums of Kenya and Burkina Faso. It builds on an inclusive business model for food security based on an integrated understanding of the complex interactions between soil quality, food production, quality and nutrition for vulnerable groups.

In 2017, a baseline survey was conducted in Obunga and Nyalenda informal settlements among 120 households on the food and nutrition status of vulnerable groups. The findings and solutions of the survey are as follows:

Food & Nutrition Survey Results

The Women Food Entrepreneurs (WFEs)

MAY JUNE

NOVEMBER DECEMBER

FINDINGS SOLUTIONS

Over cooking of vegetables:

LOSS OF NUTRIENTS

Cooking of vegetables under moderate heat:

RICH IN NUTRIENTS

NARROW DIET BALANCED DIET

Ksh

Ksh

Postharvestlosses/low prices Cool and clean storage/high price

Washing vegetables in dirty water causes diseases

Washing vegetables in clean water prevents diseases