This policy brief summarizes the key findings of the research work undertaken by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) and ...

Declining agricultural productivity is threatening the livelihood of the youth households in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) in Kenya. In addition to limited access to land, use of poor livestock production technologies, ...

Historically, Kenya’s development policy has combined the objectives of economic growth with equity and poverty reduction. Although there were improvements in social welfare indicators in the late 1980s, these achievements ...

This brief provides an analysis on how the County Government of Turkana plans and budgets for the needs of children, youth and women. The analysis focused on social sector budgets and actual expenditures for the period ...

This brief provides an analysis of how the County Government of Trans Nzoia plans and budgets for the needs of children, youth and women. The analysis focused on social sector (health, education, water and sanitation, ...

This brief reviews how the County Government of Mandera plans and budgets to support the needs of children, youth and women. The analysis focused on social sector budgets and actual expenditures for the period 2014/15-2017/18, ...

Until after the global financial crisis, interdependence of world economies and increased cross-border trade in goods and services underpinned the growth of world economies. World trade grew faster than output by around ...

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 ...

The discovery of clone TRFK 306/1 of purple tea was in line with the aspirations of Vision 2030 that Kenya needs to diversify its tea products and add value to enhance productivity and boost economic growth in the ...

Investing in the first 1,000 days of life is critical for long-term human capital productivity. Examples of such investments are those that aim at promoting the health status of children which, to a large extent, ...