FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY IN KENYA PRESENTATION BY H.G. MWANGI DEPUTY DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, FISHERIES AND IRRIGATION. STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RESEARCH KENYA AT EAC/NEPAD WORKSHOP on 10th-14th September IN DAR EL SALAM

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

KENYA STATISTICS 26% 5.86% 580,367 KMS 267,300KMS 43,764KMS TOTAL SURFACE AREA OF THE COUNTRY 267,300KMS TOTAL AREA UNDER AGRICULTURE 43,764KMS TOTAL AREA UNDER FORESTS 5.86% THE RATE KENYAS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GREW IN 2016 CMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR 26% OF THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT CONTRIBUTED (GDP) CONTRIBUTED BY AGRICULTURE TO KENYAS ECONOMY

48MILLION TOTAL POPULATION (FROM 2009 CENSUS PROJECTION) PEOPLE 48MILLION TOTAL POPULATION (FROM 2009 CENSUS PROJECTION) 2.9% AVERAGE POPULATION GROTH PER YEAR 26.49% OF KENYAS TOTAL POPULATION LIVING IN URBAN AREAS AND CITIES IN 2017 70% OF KENYAAS RURAL POPULATION EMPLOYED BY THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR 10% OF KENYAS TOTAL POPULATION ARE IN PASTOLIST LIVELIHOOD 3.85 CHILDREN PER WOMAN FERTILITY RATE (AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN TO ONE WHILE BEING OF CHILD-BEARING AGE)

FOOD SECURITY CEREAL, MEAT, MILK PRODUCTION IN (MT)TONNES 2016 2017 MAIZE 3 330 000 3 000 000 WHEAT 222 000 225,000 SORGHUM 232 000 249 000 MEAT 700 000 MILK(PROCCESD) 630 000

FACTORS THAT HAVE SHAPED FOOD AND NUTRITION STATUS POLITICAL WILL & COMMITMENT; THE KENYA CONSTITUTION 2010, VISION 2030,BIG 4,ASTGS, RECOGNIZES THAT EVERY PERSON HAS THE RIGHT TO BE; FREE FROM HUNGER, AND TO HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY (ARTICLE 43 1 (C)), EVERY CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO BASIC NUTRITION. (ARTICLE 53 1 (C)) CONSUMERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO GOODS AND SERVICES OF REASONABLE QUALITY AND TO THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THEM TO GAIN FULL BENEFIT FROM GOODS AND SERVICES AND; TO THE PROTECTION OF THEIR HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ECONOMIC INTERESTS. (ARTICLES 46. 1 A, B AND C) .

CT.FACTORS THAT HAVE SHAPED FOOD AND NUTRITION STATUS EXISTENCE OF THE FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY POLICY( 2012)& ITS IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK (2017) KENYA HEALTH POLICY 2012-20130 HEALTH LAW 2016 ESTABLISHED LEADERSHIP & COORDINATION THROUGH SCALING UP NUTRITION MOVEMENT AND ITS NETWORKS , TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS THAT FIT INTO-NUTRITION INTER AGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ANCHORED UNDER THE HEALTH SECTOR STEERING COMMITTEE COORDINATED, APPROPRIATE FOOD AND NUTRITION RESPONSE IN EMERGENCIES AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION MANDATORY FOOD FORTIFICATION LAW COLLABORATION WITH OTHER SECTORS; WATER ,SOCIAL PROTECTION, EDUCATION & AGRICULTURE AND PARTNERS

Challenges in data collection and analysis RESOURCES; FINANCE HUMAN CAPACITY TIMELINESS AND LACK OF TECHNICAL HUMAN CAPACITY TO SCALE UP NUTRITION IN THE COUNTIES INCLUDING HOME ECONOMICS OTHER THAN HEALTH THE OTHER KEY SECTORS ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH M&E SYSTEMS WITHOUT NUTRITION INDICATORS

Key ongoing policies/plans KENYA’S APPROACH TO FOOD SECURITY COMBINES LONGER-TERM THROUGH POLICIES THAT RESPOND TO IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE POOR AND FOOD INSECURE. STRENGTHENING FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY COORDINATION THROUGH A MULTI- SECTORIAL APPROACH THAT IS GLOBALLY ACCEPTABLE I.E SCALING UP NUTRITION(SUN) IMPLEMENTATION OF KENYA FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY POLICY 2012 CUSTOMIZED TO DEVOLVED SYSTEM THROUGH AN IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK 2017 REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL NUTRITION ACTION PLAN 2019-2022 DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL AGRINUTRITION ACTION PLAN INCLUSION OF AGRINUTRITION IN THE AGRICULTURE STRATEGY UNDER DEVELOPMENT

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