Food security is one of the pillars under the Government’s ‘Big Four Agenda’ and is also a key theme in the forthcoming Agriculture Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy (ASTGS). The need for increased and dependable food supply in Kenya cannot be overemphasized given the growth in its population. Low agricultural production and erratic food availability can be attributed to fac...

The need for increased and dependable food supply in Kenya cannot be over emphasized. Kenya enjoys favorable conditions for food production but food availability has been erratic, fluctuating from year to year. This is majorly due to challenges experienced in the course of production including but not limited to climate variability and change, rain dependent farming, high input costs, low producti...

Date :  10th October 2016 Time : 7.00am - 10.30am Venue : PanAfric Hotel Introduction Kenya remains largely a net importer of key food staples namely maize, wheat and rice. On average, the country imports over 50% percent of its demand for rice and wheat and 7-10 percent of maize.  This is despite favorable conditions for production thus implying an unexploited potenti...

Date :  14th July 2015 Time : 7.00am - 10.30am Venue : PanAfric Hotel Introduction Maize production in Kenya has continuously faced a number of challenges that have hampered food availability and access. These challenges include, low productivity, high input costs, post-harvest losses, climate variability and change, among others. To address the challenge of high input costs, th...

Breakfast meeting of the Status of agriculture sector after devolution to county government, 9th December 2014 Date: Tuesday 9th December, 2014 Venue: Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi Introduction: The agriculture sector has over the years been the largest contributor to our country’s economic growth. In addition, the sector also makes a large portion of rural household incomes. In ...

Breakfast Meeting on Achieving Sustained Food Supply in Kenya: The Role of Selected Policy Instruments Date: Thursday, 24th October, 2013 Time: 7.00am - 10.00am Venue: The Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi The need for increased food supply in Kenya cannot be over emphasized. In the past, food availability in the country has been erratic, fluctuating from year to year thus calling for ...

Breakfast Policy Forum on Managing Food Prices in Kenya: Domestic Pricing Policies and Cross-border Trade Date: Wednesday, October 31st 2012 Time: 7:00am - 10:00am Venue: Hotel Inter-Continental, Nairobi The need to contain food prices is critical for every nation and society. While ensuring affordability and accessibility of food for all, low food prices do also h...