The shadow of prosperity: A shrub meant to end hunger now chokes Kenya's farmlands - It's a parable of how visions of progress can outgrow their promises

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2025-09

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Derbyshire, Samuel F. 2025. The shadow of prosperity: A shrub meant to end hunger now chokes Kenya's farmlands - It's a parable of how visions of progress can outgrow their promises. London: Aeon Media Group Ltd

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AGROVOC Keywords
drylands; pastoralism; resilience
Subjects
DRYLANDS; PASTORALISM; RESILIENCE
Countries
Kenya
Regions
Africa; Eastern Africa
Organizations Affiliated to the Authors
International Livestock Research Institute; Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action
Investors/sponsors
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, United Kingdom; Community Jameel

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ILRI Livestock, Climate and the Environment theme outputs (2025-)
Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action
Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC)