An Analysis of Food Systems for Children in Kenya
Address gaps in food systems for children
Highlights
This landscape analysis provides critical background information on how Kenya’s food system influences the diets and nutrition of children and adolescents in Kenya. It gives a brief overview of the drivers of malnutrition in Kenya, including the crisis of child food poverty, and Kenyan commitments as highlighted by key national policies. It then delves into describing the Kenyan food system in relation the Innocenti Framework on Food Systems for Children and Adolescents (UNICEF and GAIN, 2019), as well as existing challenges and gaps driving multiple manifestations of child malnutrition. The landscape report finally lays out ways forward to ensure that the unique nutritional needs of children and adolescents are met within the food system and spotlights UNICEF priorities in Kenya to address these gaps in line with the overall UNICEF strategy for transforming food systems for children.
