Change in the Air - Kenya

Nov 2007
Concern over food miles is threatening the livelihood of African farmers. There are calls for imported products to lose their organic status. Many see the move as yet another trade barrier.

"It's developed countries who are causing global warming. But who is suffering more -- Africans!" laments Kenyan farming advocate, Eustace Kiarii. If Kenyan food lost its organic label, "it would be an economic disaster for the country". There are claims the move is; "just another non-tariff barrier to trade". As Kiarii points out, transport is only one aspect of a product's carbon footprint. Unlike Europeans, African farms don't rely on heated greenhouses and use less machinery. Ironically, Kenyan farmers are already being affected by climate change. Seasonal rainfall is becoming less predictable every year, seriously affecting harvests.

Produced by SBS/Dateline
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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[perkele0079]

Diverting farmland to ethanol production, closing the door to airfreighted agricultural produce from Africa under the pretext of 'saving the planet'; welcome to the New World Order.

[wildbillcleveland]

bloody tree huggers! scratch a white liberal and you'll find a hypocritical racist.

[lastwhiteman208]

@wildbillcleveland Environmentalists bez all racist and shit.

[MicheleVenters]

Feed the orphans there!! :)) peace! Don't deny food to your country to export it!! Children need the food!

[Roosis58]

this is great. if you like it you may like these kids. look up maasai music project. thier on facebook too.

[t53aod]

yes the bacon is with you my son

[potlick18]

global warming is a bunch of bull shit! if anything it is a cycle of the earth. 90% of green house gasses are actually water vapor. will getting rid of all the water and killing everyone save the earth?

[engineer14]

@pathologyex i blame your mom, cunt!!

[pathologyex]

@fightjapanrc This is stupid poor countries should pay rich countries for all the food aid they have received due to wanton reproduction. Overpopulation in poor countries is the main cause of environmental damage in the world. Too many useless eaters!

[jimjutte]

This is a great example of why there are no simple solutions... Making decisions in isolation demonstrates who the real losers will be once again. Having said that, from this video, the leadership in Kenya needs to be more proactive as well.

[abuelito18]

hello my name ist oscar alguien me podra contactar con alguna chica de kenia en mexico gracias

[pandanus1]

the real value to people everywhere is nutritious food, It shouldn't be money! Kenya has amazing potential to produce food for itself, yet people are hungry and want a job. When you look at the bigger picture, materialism is the cause of global warming.