By Berber Kramer and Gabriel Munene Laiboni Kenya’s agricultural sector is very important to its economy. However, as in other African countries south of the Sahara, it is increasingly vulnerable to vagaries of climate change, with climate-related risks affecting food production, food and income security, and having spillover effects to the wider economy. In the absence […]
A GLIMPSE INTO THE GENDERED IMPACTS OF COVID-19 IN RURAL KENYA.
A GLIMPSE INTO THE GENDERED IMPACTS OF COVID-19 IN RURAL KENYA. by: Harriet Mawia, IFPRI Kenya office and Claudia Ringler, IFPRI Washington DC. Social Distancing in the Market – Kenya Photo: World Bank/Sambrian Mbaabu If you look at traffic in Nairobi or go to a market in many parts of Kenya, you might think that […]
Advancing Food Systems Transformation in Kenya
In a complicated and uncertain world, identifying strategies for building policy coherence and responding to crises is an increasingly urgent task.
How will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affect global food security?
The unfolding crisis in Ukraine has roiled commodity markets and threatens global food security. Ongoing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors have already driven up food prices. Poor harvests in South America, strong global demand, and supply chain issues have reduced grain and oilseed inventories and driven prices to their highest levels since 2011-2013. Vegetable […]
A new Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Kenya: A strong basis for evidence-based policy making
Kenya is a dynamic country and experienced rapid economic, social, and political changes over the past decade. Over the period 2009-2019, the economy grew at 5.5% per year on average and the national poverty rate declined from 46.6% in 2005/06 to 36.1% in 2015/16 (KNBS,2018; KIHBS 2015/16).