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As drought threatens famine in parts of Africa experts are looking at ways of helping farmers and food producers find more efficient methods to store crops, to prevent food and grain being eaten by rats, or other vermin. It is estimated that 30% of food is lost, or wasted, after it is harvested and fruit or vegetables often perish on their way to markets, because trucks are delayed by bad roads. The challenge of preserving crops is a big problem for farmers and food producers in Kenya, as the Â鶹Éç’s Michael Kaloki has been finding out. (Picture Vegetables for sale at a market in Kenya. By Michael Kaloki.)