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Policy Monitor, Issue 9 No. 4, April-June 2018 on Building Resilience to Droughts and Floods
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)
After many years, the Institute successfully hosted the KIPPRA Regional Annual Conference from 5th-7th June 2018 whose theme was “Building Resilience to Mitigate the Effects of Droughts and Floods”. The conference attracted ...
Agricultural market access and dietary diversity in Kenya: Gender considerations towards improved household nutritional outcomes
(ScienceDirect.com, 2019)
Achieving food and nutritional security by all people at all times is a key development goal at the global, regional and national levels. To achieve access to sufficient safe food of acceptable quality at all times, gender ...
Working Paper No. 22 of 2017 on an Assessment of Tanzania's Agricultural Production, Climate Change, Agricultural Trade and Food Security
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
Agriculture is the mainstay of Tanzania’s economy. The sector contributes significantly to national GDP and export earnings, supplies raw materials for agroindustry’s, supports rural livelihoods and feeds the urban population. ...
Discussion Paper No. 145 of 2013 on Determinants of Performance of Public Irrigation Schemes in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
Ensuring adequate and nutritional access to food for a growing population is a
major concern globally. In Kenya, the national development blueprint Vision 2030
and the Agriculture Sector Development Support Programme ...
Discussion Paper No. 151 of 2013 on Dietary Diversity and Child Malnutrition in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
Malnutrition in children below the age of five years is critical due to the
developmental requirements of that age. Dietary intake and diseases are the
immediate causes of malnutrition, which are influenced by food ...
Working Paper No. 31 of 2019 on Climate Change, Agricultural Production, Trade, Food Security and Welfare in East African Community
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)
The East African Region is already experiencing increased climate change impacts including extreme weather conditions, persistent drought, floods, and landslides and rising sea level which threaten food security and efforts ...
Working Paper No. 24 of 2017 on a Scoping Study on Burundi's Agricultural Production in a Changing Climate and the Supporting Policies
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
Climate change will impact on agricultural production and productivity around the world and the agricultural sector will have to adapt to climate change in order to achieve global food security. The general consensus among ...
Working Paper No. 23 of 2017 on an Assessment of Rwanda's Agricultural Production, Climate Change, Agricultural Trade and Food Security
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
Rwanda is a small, hilly, landlocked country located in Eastern and Central Africa region between Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It is located 2° south of the Equator in Central Africa ...
Working Paper No. 25 of 2017 on An Assessment of Uganda's Agricultural Production, Climate Change, Agricultural Trade and Food Security
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
Recent research has demonstrated that climate change has potential impact on ecosystems globally, with enormous resultant effects on habitants. Evidence exists from observation over half a century demonstrating extreme ...