BY DAVID WANJUI[1], JUNEWEENEX MBUTHIA AND LENSA OMUNE[2] Related blog is cross posted by The University of Nairobi. Follow processing at youtube https://youtube.com/live/t2O3VvdfprE?feature=share In 2022, the world experienced disruptions in the global food systems mainly driven by an array of challenges, including war, COVID-19 pandemic, extreme weather events, mass migration, and political instability and pointing […]
How IFPRI, CGIAR and the Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis Share Capacity
By Harriet Mawia, Yumna Kassim, Clemens Breisinger, Naureen Karachiwalla, Jonathan Mockshell, Ara Go. How can inflation be lowered, and more better-paying jobs be created? How can necessary public investments be funded and prioritized? By raising taxes and looking for external funding sources? Such questions are high on people’s and policy makers minds in Kenya and […]
Kenya’s Discussion of IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR): Rethinking Food Crisis Responses
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is organizing a hybrid launch event for its 2023 Global Food Policy Report in Nairobi, Kenya, in collaboration with University of Nairobi and as part of the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) seminar series on May 19, 2023, at 2.00pm. The 2023 Global Food Policy Report, […]
Study examines the impact of COVID-19 on informal milk markets and household food security in Nairobi
This post is a cross-posted from ILRI A study published in the April 2023 issue of Current Developments in Nutrition has put forth new empirical evidence on the effect of COVID-19 pandemic-related changes in behaviour and government restrictions in Kenya on dairy supply chains and urban and peri-urban household food access. The study focused on milk sold […]
Kenya Food Systems Conference: Recommendations and actions to support the implementation of the Bottom-Up Economic Plan in Kenya
Dates: 4th and 5th April, 2023 Time: 9:00 am-5:00 pm Nairobi time Location: Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya CLICK TO REGISTER FOR THIS HYBRID EVENT This Event post is cross posted at CGIAR Website. The CGIAR Research Initiative on National Policies and Strategies for Food, Land, and Water Systems Transformation (NPS) in collaboration with the […]