Agricultural productivity in Kenya: 2000-2020
Agriculture is key to economic growth and poverty reduction in Kenya as it plays a pivotal role in employment creation, food security, exports, and sustainable development. In 2019, it directly contributed 22.7 percent of GDP, accounted for 20.9 percent of total exports, and generated 43.3 percent o...
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| author | Nin-Pratt, Alejandro |
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| description | Agriculture is key to economic growth and poverty reduction in Kenya as it plays a pivotal role in employment creation, food security, exports, and sustainable development. In 2019, it directly contributed 22.7 percent of GDP, accounted for 20.9 percent of total exports, and generated 43.3 percent of employment (Chapter 2). The sector is thus not only an important driver of Kenya’s economy but also the means of livelihood for many Kenyan people. Given the economic and social importance of agriculture in Kenya, policies have revolved around the main goal of increasing productivity and incomes, especially for smallholders, to enhance food security and equity, with an emphasis on production intensification, commercialization, and environmental sustainability (Alila and Atieno 2006). In this context, the declining perfor mance of the sector measured in terms of its growth has been a major concern for policymakers.
This file includes the introduction to Part Three. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1389302025-11-06T03:51:02Z Agricultural productivity in Kenya: 2000-2020 Nin-Pratt, Alejandro agriculture poverty employment food security exports sustainable development productivity Agriculture is key to economic growth and poverty reduction in Kenya as it plays a pivotal role in employment creation, food security, exports, and sustainable development. In 2019, it directly contributed 22.7 percent of GDP, accounted for 20.9 percent of total exports, and generated 43.3 percent of employment (Chapter 2). The sector is thus not only an important driver of Kenya’s economy but also the means of livelihood for many Kenyan people. Given the economic and social importance of agriculture in Kenya, policies have revolved around the main goal of increasing productivity and incomes, especially for smallholders, to enhance food security and equity, with an emphasis on production intensification, commercialization, and environmental sustainability (Alila and Atieno 2006). In this context, the declining perfor mance of the sector measured in terms of its growth has been a major concern for policymakers. This file includes the introduction to Part Three. 2023-12-20 2024-02-05T19:41:50Z 2024-02-05T19:41:50Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138930 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294561 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Nin-Pratt, Alejandro. 2023. Agricultural productivity in Kenya: 2000-2020. In Food Systems Transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the Past and Policy Options for the Future, eds. Clemens Breisinger, Michael Keenan, Juneweenex Mbuthia, and Jemimah Njuki. Part 3: Toward more productive food systems, Chapter 6, Pp. 131-170. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294561_06. |
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| title | Agricultural productivity in Kenya: 2000-2020 |
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| title_short | Agricultural productivity in Kenya: 2000-2020 |
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| topic | agriculture poverty employment food security exports sustainable development productivity |
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