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An Analysis of the National Progress and Household Characteristics Associated with Stunting
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2021)The National Information Platform for Food and Nutrition (NIPFN) aims at informing food and nutrition security policies and programmes through evidence. One of the objectives of NIPFN is to strengthen capacity to track ... -
An Analysis on Nutritional Anthropometric Trends in Kenya
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2021)This report provides an analysis of the existing data and information for the anthropometric indicators for children aged below five years for the period between 1993 and 2015. The published information on the anthropometric ... -
Analysis on Nutritional Anthropometric Trends in Kenya
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2021-12)The Analysis on Nutritional Anthropometric Trends in Kenya publication by the National Irrigation Programme Focus for Nutrition (NIFPN) examines the trends in nutritional anthropometry, including stunting, wasting, and ... -
Data Landscape Report
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2022-08)The Data Landscape Report by the National Irrigation Programme Focus for Nutrition (NIPFN) provides an overview of the current status of data related to smallholder irrigation and nutrition in Kenya. The report highlights ... -
Food Security Situation during COVID-19 Pandemic
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2021-12)The Food Security Situation during COVID-19 Pandemic publication by the National Irrigation Programme Focus for Nutrition (NIFPN) examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security in Kenya. The publication ... -
Food Situation During Covid 19 Pandemic
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2021)The Corona virus disease (COVID-19), which was first reported in Wuhan China in December 2019, has since spread rapidly to almost every part of the world. The disease was declared a pandemic by the World Health ... -
Household Characteristics Associated with Stunting
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2021-12)The Household Characteristics Associated with Stunting publication by the National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition (NIPN) investigates the household-level factors associated with stunting among children ... -
Policy Brief No 01/2023 on Hit and Miss: Eligibility Criteria for Child Nutrition Improvement Programme in Kenya
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2023-01)The Policy Brief on Hit and Miss: Eligibility Criteria for the Child Nutrition Improvement Programme in Kenya (CNIP) is a government initiative aimed at improving the nutritional status of children under five years old. ... -
Policy Brief No. 02/2023 on a Framework for Harmonizing Nutrition Indicators in Kenya
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2023-04)The Policy Brief on a Framework for Harmonizing Nutrition Indicators in Kenya by the National Irrigation Programme Focus for Nutrition (NIFPN) presents a framework for harmonizing nutrition indicators across different ... -
Policy Brief No. 03/2023 on Could A Household’s Toilet Affect Child Growth
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2023-04)The Policy Brief on Could A Household’s Toilet Affect Child Growth by the National Irrigation Programme Focus for Nutrition (NIFPN) examines the association between household sanitation and child growth in Kenya. The ... -
Policy Brief No. 04/2023 on Improving Dietary Diversity and Child Nutrition among Small-holder Irrigation Farmers
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2023-04)The Policy Brief on Improving Dietary Diversity and Child Nutrition among Small-holder Irrigation Farmers by the National Irrigation Programme Focus for Nutrition (NIFPN) outlines the challenges facing small-holder irrigation ... -
Policy Brief on Stunting of Under 5 Children in Kenya
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2021)Stunting is the impaired growth and development that children experience from poor nutrition, repeated infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation. Stunting before children are 2 years leads to irreversible diminished ... -
Review of Policies on Food Security And Nutrition and the use of Evidence in Improving Human Nutrition in Kenya
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2021)The National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition (NIPFN) is aimed to strengthen nutrition information systems for availability of data that can be generate evidence to inform nutrition interventions. In ... -
Special Paper No 03 of 2023 on Influence of Household Sanitation on Child Stunting in Kenya
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2023-04)The Influence of Household Sanitation on Child Stunting in Kenya publication by the National Irrigation Programme Focus for Nutrition (NIFPN) investigates the relationship between household sanitation and child stunting ... -
Special Paper No. 01 of 2023 on Effective Targeting Criteria for Nutrition Improvement for Children among Households in Kenya
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2023-01)The Effective Targeting Criteria for Nutrition Improvement for Children among Households in Kenya publication by the National Irrigation Programme Focus for Nutrition (NIFPN) presents a framework for targeting nutrition ... -
Special Paper No. 02 of 2023 on Mapping and Harmonization of Nutrition-Sensitive Indicators Across Sectors to Facilitate Food and Nutrition Security Monitoring and Evaluation Processes
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2023-04)The Mapping and Harmonization of Nutrition-Sensitive Indicators Across Sectors to Facilitate Food and Nutrition Security Monitoring and Evaluation Processes publication by the National Irrigation Programme Focus for Nutrition ... -
Special Paper No. 04 of 2023 on Analysis of Diet Diversity and Child Stunting in Households Practicing Smallholder Irrigation in Kenya
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2023-01)Stunting can result from a combination of factors, but irrigated agriculture has been recognized as a potential solution to reducing undernutrition. This is because it has the potential to increase household income, provide ... -
Special Paper No. 05 of 2024 on The Cost of a Nutritious School Meal in Kenya
(National Information Platform on Food and Nutrition (NIPFN), 2024)School meals are integral for advancing education, nutrition, and social welfare goals, prompting nations such as Kenya to expand their school meal programmes. School meals should meet the micro- and macro-nutrient ... -
Special Paper No. 06 of 2024 on Relationship Between Drought Early Warning Information and Food and Nutrition Security in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands in Kenya
(National Information Platform on Food and Nutrition (NIPFN), 2024)Arid and semi-arid lands represent 88 per cent of the country’s total land mass and are home to 38 per cent of the human population and 60 per cent of livestock and wildlife population. These areas bear the brunt of climate ... -
Special Paper No. 07 of 2024 on Drivers of Stunting Reduction in Kenya
(National Information Platform on Food and Nutrition (NIPFN), 2024)Stunting, a significant public health concern, affects millions of children globally, including those in Kenya. Significant progress has been made, which led to stunting reduction from 26 per cent in 2014 to 18 per cent ...
