![]() ![]() Malnutrition remains unacceptably high, with 29 percent of children in rural areas and 20 percent of those living in cities stunted. Families headed by women are more likely to be food insecure than those headed by men. Food insecure families typically live in rural areas, are poor and depend on daily agricultural labour for income. Factors include rapid population growth – at a rate of 2.9 percent a year – climate change, stagnating agricultural production and inefficient food systems. ![]() Over one third of the population still lives under the international poverty line and social, economic and gender disparities remain.Īccess to adequate quantities of nutritious food remains a challenge for many, especially in arid and semi-arid regions which make up 80 percent of the country’s land area. However, even though the country has recently acquired lower-middle-income status, the increased wealth has not benefited all Kenyans equally. A decade of rapid economic growth, the inclusion of food and nutrition security in the government’s ‘big four’ priorities, constitutional changes that devolve administrative responsibilities to county governments and the country’s openness to innovation offer opportunities for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 2 on Zero Hunger and improved nutrition in Kenya. ![]()
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