Lisa and I have now been in Kenya for over a week and with the skilled assistance of Samwel Mbugua and Regina Gachuru, have interviewed almost 30 farmers regarding their socioeconomic position, food security, and dietary intake. As a thankyou for their time we have dewormed an equal number of dairy cows using a pour-on anthelminthic. We are well supported by the Wakulima Dairy Ltd. Getting the cooperation of over 100 farmers having zero to over 10 years as members of the dairy group to cooperate with the research.
To gain the detailed understanding of the diet we have had to become familiar with many previously unfamiliar foods such as roasted maize and 'githeri'. In this picture we are conducting an interview meanwhile being treated to Kenyan style tea, chapatis and roasted maize. We computed the edible portion of the maize in from this activity.
Florence Hombera and Lisa with Molly after a successful Dawa ya minyoo (deworming) treatment. In behind are two pumpkins that the family graciously gave us following the meeting. The people we have met have greeted our many questions with a gracious openness and their kindness and sharing is something that always leaves me in awe.
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