Kenya’s farmers do not lack land or rain. They lack affordable machinery

Kenya’s farmers do not lack land or rain. They lack affordable machinery

Many countries search far and wide for solutions to food security, yet part of Kenya’s answer has been quietly sitting in our fields for years. An old Indian proverb captures this idea well: “Bagal mein chhora, shehar mein dindora.” The child is under your arm, yet you are beating drums across town searching for him. I first heard this proverb more than two decades ago, and it has stayed with me because it reminds us that solutions are often clo…