Samuel F Derbyshire

Regional Research Lead, Jameel Observatory for Food Security, Kenya

Samuel F Derbyshire is regional research lead at the Jameel Observatory for Food Security in Nairobi, Kenya. He is an anthropologist researching drylands pastoralism, livelihood change, drought early warning systems and anticipatory action. He is the author of Remembering Turkana: Material Histories and Contemporary Livelihoods in North-western Kenya (2020).

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Written by Samuel F Derbyshire

An arid landscape with rocky ground, sparse green shrubs and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

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The shadow of prosperity

A shrub meant to end hunger now chokes Kenya’s farmlands. It’s a parable of how visions of progress can outgrow their promises

Samuel F Derbyshire