Nairobi City County Food System Strategy 2022

Abstract

This is a food system strategy for implementing Sessional Paper Number I of2012 0111 the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy; it puts into effect the following directions of the policy: a. promotion of sustainable food production systems with support for producers to access affordable inputs as set out in paragraph 2.2.6 (iii) and (vii); b. promotion a_nd support for safe and effective food storage and the processing and preservation of various foods as directed in paragraph 2.3.3 (i) and (iv); c. support for investment in infrastructure that is necessary for food marketing as well as access to food marketing information by stakeholders as provided in paragraph 2.5.2 (i) and (ii); d. support for income generating activities for the food-poor persons while helping the poorest and most vulnerable persons get food in paragraph 2.8.4 (v) and (vii); e. Support for water harvesting in paragraph 2.10.3 (i); f. promotion of safe practices in food production while addressing urban food safety and quality in paragraph 3.1.7 (i) and (iv); g. encouragement of monitoring of food consumption and dietary indicators and the strengthening of nutrition surveillance in paragraph 6.3.2 (iii) and (vi); h. implementation of effective food relief and safety-nets while providing food emergency responses in paragraph 7.3.4 and 7.6.4; A food system is the path that the food traverses from production through to distribution, processing up to consumption and the interplay of policy issues, influences, measures and networks involved. A sustainable food system will deliver food from source to consumers in an efficient and predictable manner and for now and in the future.