Policy Brief No. 06 of 2004 on Role of Agricultural Policy Reforms in Poverty Reduction in Kenya
Publication Date
2004Author
Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)
Type
KIPPRA PublicationsItem Usage Stats
410
views
views
238
downloads
downloads
Metadata
Show full item recordBy
Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)
Abstract/ Overview
This policy brief is based on a study on the Role of agricultural policy reforms in poverty reduction: Implication for economic recovery strategy for wealth and employment creation. The aim of the study is to contribute to the understanding of both macroeconomic and agricultural policy adjustments and their implications for poverty reduction and other pro-poor concerns such as food security.
Subject/ Keywords
Agricultural policy; Poverty; Poverty reduction; Food security; Agricultural growth; Kenya
Publisher
The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and AnalysisSeries
PB/06/2004;Collections
- Policy Briefs [161]
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Discussion Paper No. 34 of 2004 on Sources and Determinants of Agricultural Growth and Productivity in Kenya
Odhiambo, Walter; Nyangito, Hezron O. & Nzuma, Jonathan (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)Agriculture is the most important sector in the Kenyan economy given its contribution to employment, foreign exchange, food, and its linkages with other sectors of the economy. Indeed, the sector’s performance directly ... -
Working Paper No. 20 of 2017 on an Assessment of Agricultural Sector Policies and Climate Change in Kenya: Nexus between Climate Change Related Policies, Research and Practice
Nyangena, Wilfred, Guthiga, Paul, Ogada, Maurice & Sikei, Geophrey (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)Climate change and climate change variability is a threat to food production patterns, thus exacerbating food and nutrition insecurity across Africa. Therefore, tackling poverty, hunger and food security is a priority ... -
Eradicating Extreem Poverty in West Pokot by 2025: policy Priorities And lessons From the Development of Kenya's First County Poverty Graduation Policy in West Pokot
County Government of West Pokot (County Government of West Pokot, 2020)This paper reflects on what was achieved in 2020 since the West Pokot County Government, and partners embarked on a journey to scale up poverty graduation resulting in an approved county poverty graduation policy and maps ...