Support Development and Implementation of a Livestock Feed Management Programme in Kenya - TCP/KEN/3902
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Given the adverse impacts of climate adaptation, Kenya’s population is witnessing food insecurity at an increasing rate. A total of 23 out of the 47 counties in Kenya, or 80 percent of the country’s total land mass, is constituted of vast Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), which are observing particularly high rates of hunger and malnutrition. Of these affected populations, a primary means of sustenance is based on pastoralism and related professions. Agriculturally dependent communities experience a range of increased vulnerabilities due to increased climate change such as through common irregular seasonal rains and periodic droughts, reduction of herd size and the incurred loss of productivity and forced migration in search of pastures and water sources. These factors all lead to rising cases of food and water scarcity, increased acute or chronic malnutrition, and extreme acute hunger; all of which may ultimately require humanitarian assistance. Evidence shows that programming aimed at protecting pastoral livelihoods by bridging the gaps in livestock feeds during lean seasons has a significant impact on preventing seasonal spikes in acute malnutrition, with research indicating that children in households with consistent access to livestock feeds throughout dry seasons consume 200 ml more milk per day than those without.