(ANSA) - Milan, October 20 - International food security
projects developed by the Jewish National Fund (KKL), the
world's oldest environmental agency, have been presented at the
Israel Pavilion at Expo, it emerged Tuesday.
The projects included Seeds of Hope benefitting residents
of Butajira in Ethiopia; and Furrows in the Desert aimed at
generating water resources for farming in Turkana, Kenya.
Nyashwaya Peterson, in charge of the Kenya pavilion,
confirmed the problems of survival faced by people living in
Turkana and said KKL's assistance was essential.
Thanks to the project young Kenyans could move from a life
of nomadic pastoralism without prospects to agriculture, with
new seeds and water resources.
KKL has been committed to developing the land of Israel
since 1901.
It works to develop technologies for reusing water and
repopulate desert areas, among other things.