Half-Day Validation Workshop: "Effects and Responses to Global Crisis on the Availability and Prices of Food, Fertilizer, and Fuel", held at The Kenya School of Monetary Studies, Nairobi, on November 8, 2023
Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development-Egerton University held a workshop to examine the effects and responses to global crises such as COVID-19, the Russia-Ukraine war, and drought on food availability and prices. The workshop aimed to examine policy responses to these crises and their effects. The first presentation by Dr. John Olwande focused on the trends in prices and availability of food commodities, while the second presentation by Dr. Jackson Langat examined policy responses to these crises and their effects.
The workshop aimed to gather feedback from experts in the room and address data gaps. Dr. John Olwande presented ongoing research findings on agricultural policy in Africa, conducted in six African countries, highlighting the effects of shocks on agriculture, policy responses, and differences across countries. The presentation focused on the trends in prices and availability of food commodities, including maize, wheat, rice, Irish potato, and cooking oil, as well as aggregate fertilizer consumption and the prices of DAP and urea. Dr. Jackson Langat presented the policy responses to these shocks and evaluated their effectiveness in addressing the shocks. The stakeholders in the workshop then deliberated on the findings and recommendations from the study.
The team from the Institute included the Institute Executive Director, Prof. Gideon A. Obare, Research Coordinator, Dr Lilian Kirimi, Research Fellow, Dr Timothy Njagi, among other staff.
