Kenya: Situation analysis for Transform Nutrition
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Kenya is home to more than 40 million people, 80% of whom live in rural areas and rely almost entirely on agriculture. More than 10 million (almost a third of the population) are chronically food insecure (Republic of Kenya 2011; FAO 2011; Republic of Kenya 2008). The country’s food and nutrition insecurity is often attributed to the performance of the agricultural sector, which while growing at 4.9% in 1986 had nearly stagnated at 0.4% by 1992. Although agriculture reached a growth peak in 2006 of 6.5%, the sector’s strategies have not led to full food security for the country and micronutrient-rich foods have been insufficiently promoted (Republic of Kenya 2008; Ibid 2010). Kenya’s 2011 National Food and Nutrition Security Policy (NFNSP) indicates that in the past 30 years, per capita food availability has in fact declined by more than 10% (Republic of Kenya 2011). Moreover, Kenya’s food security and nutrition needs are further complicated by an unstable economic environment, a recent rise in food and fuel prices, adverse weather conditions, insufficient budgetary allocations and weak sector coordination.
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