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Vertical gardening undergirds household food security: evidence from Nairobi's Kibera informal settlements

Otieno J.A., Omia D.O., Amwata D.A.

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

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Evidence-based study demonstrating how vertical gardening (particularly sack farming) in Kibera's informal settlements underpins household food security. Shows how stacking soil-filled sacks vertically enables vegetable production in space-constrained environments, serving as a solution to chronic hunger.