Half of Jamaicans are either skipping meals or eating less due to food insecurity, a 2023 United Nations report has found, and a further 10% will go at least one day a week without eating at all. What is the solution to this food crisis?

Our Ambassador, Nicholas Kee, has found a community-based solution. His organisation, Kee Farms, trains fisherfolk to set up and run their own ocean farms, which harvest seaweed and other nutritionally dense biomass to feed the community.

Watch his full speech from #OYW23 to find out more ☝️

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - How much food does Jamaica export?
1:09 - The food crisis in Jamaica
1:30 - The nutritional benefits of seaweed
1:55 - Seaweed climate mitigation and restoration
2:33 - The politics of the food crisis
3:13 - Kee Farms as a food crisis solution
3:58 - The impact of Kee Farms on the food crisis
4:24 - The future of seaweed farming

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