MaximsNewsNetwork: 16 October 2009 - United Nations FAO: Today is World Food Day. An FAO irrigation project in western Kenya shows what a difference small investments in agriculture can make. Rice is an important staple in Kenya, and demand is growing. Yet the country produces less than a third of what it needs, and relies on imports to make up the difference.

Over the past year, Kenya has faced post-election violence, drought and the relentless onslaught of HIV / AIDs, as well as consistently high fuel an