An assessment of agricultural sector policies and climate change in Kenya: nexus between climate change related policies, research and practice final report

Abstract

Agriculture is essential to the economy of Kenya. Kenya’s agricultural system faces a rapidly growing challenge: the need to protect food security and agricultural resources from the negative impacts of climate change. Unfortunately, agricultural resilience policies are plagued with several inadequacies. Kenya’s Agricultural Development Strategy has included climate adaptation as a priority, but the agricultural components of the NCCRS provide more details on prioritized activities. Over time, private investments in agricultural innovation have increased, while public investments have either declined or stagnated. As a result agricultural research has shifted to near end product development ignoring early stage research capable of generating new technology platforms.