Nourishing Kenya’s youth: A spatial analysis of demographic change and food demand

• Nutrition during adolescence is critical for human capital formation • Ensuring adequate nutritional support for young populations remains a key policy challenge in Kenya, particularly in regions with large youth populations. • Spatial analysis reveals that certain counties in Kenya may face gr...

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Main Authors: Waithera, Regina, Song, Chun, Yego, Francis
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178178
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Song, Chun
Yego, Francis
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description • Nutrition during adolescence is critical for human capital formation • Ensuring adequate nutritional support for young populations remains a key policy challenge in Kenya, particularly in regions with large youth populations. • Spatial analysis reveals that certain counties in Kenya may face greater challenges in nourishing their young populations in the future • Integrating spatial explicit modelling results on food demand with demographic trends are key for ensuring nutrition security for the youth.
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spelling CGSpace1781782025-12-04T12:50:30Z Nourishing Kenya’s youth: A spatial analysis of demographic change and food demand Waithera, Regina Song, Chun Yego, Francis evaluation nutrition food security youth spatial analysis policy analysis • Nutrition during adolescence is critical for human capital formation • Ensuring adequate nutritional support for young populations remains a key policy challenge in Kenya, particularly in regions with large youth populations. • Spatial analysis reveals that certain counties in Kenya may face greater challenges in nourishing their young populations in the future • Integrating spatial explicit modelling results on food demand with demographic trends are key for ensuring nutrition security for the youth. 2025-11-21 2025-11-25T13:47:48Z 2025-11-25T13:47:48Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178178 en Open Access application/pdf Waithera, R.; Song, C.; Yego, F. (2025) Nourishing Kenya’s youth: A spatial analysis of demographic change and food demand. 11 p.
spellingShingle evaluation
nutrition
food security
youth
spatial analysis
policy analysis
Waithera, Regina
Song, Chun
Yego, Francis
Nourishing Kenya’s youth: A spatial analysis of demographic change and food demand
title Nourishing Kenya’s youth: A spatial analysis of demographic change and food demand
title_full Nourishing Kenya’s youth: A spatial analysis of demographic change and food demand
title_fullStr Nourishing Kenya’s youth: A spatial analysis of demographic change and food demand
title_full_unstemmed Nourishing Kenya’s youth: A spatial analysis of demographic change and food demand
title_short Nourishing Kenya’s youth: A spatial analysis of demographic change and food demand
title_sort nourishing kenya s youth a spatial analysis of demographic change and food demand
topic evaluation
nutrition
food security
youth
spatial analysis
policy analysis
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178178
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