A consortium of Michigan State University, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University, and Purdue University, funded by USAID through a USDA grant, has been leading the Support for Applied Research and Analysis in Kenya and East Africa (SARA-KEA) project over the past three years. The project aims to enhance knowledge management, adaptive learning, and data-driven decision-making to support US government investments in the region, boost economic growth, improve food security, and strengthen resilience. The research focuses on agriculture-led growth, nutrition, and resilience, with findings shared to inform development programs and policies. As part of USAID's localization efforts, the consortium plans a two-day national conference in Nairobi, bringing together stakeholders from government, civil society, the private sector, and research organizations to present results and foster dialogue. This conference will facilitate feedback and discussions to guide policy and development in Kenya’s agricultural sector.
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1. The Event Program
2. Policy Briefs and Papers
Food environments and diet quality: Insights from urban and peri-urban Nairobi and Kisumu
Authors: Mywish K. Maredia, Timothy Njagi, David Tschirley, Ayala Wineman, Aisha Sophia Otwoma, Nahian Bin Khaled, Ian Fisher, Lilian Kirimi, Thomas Reardon, Hillary Bii, Michael Asiago, and Semeni Ngozi
Political Economy of Kenya's Agricultural Transformation A comparative value chains approach
Authors:Danielle Resnick,Steve Haggblade,Mercy Kamau and Isaac Minde
Evaluating Kenya's National Fertilizer Subsidy Program_Implementation, crowding out & BCA
Authors: Jacob Ricker-Gilbert, David L. Mather, Mywish K. Maredia, John Olwande, and Nahian Bin Khaled
Authors: Veronica Theriault, Lilian Kirimi, Ayala Wineman, Ephiphania Kinyumu, and David Tshirley.
Are Commercialized Farms Driving Agricultural Transformation in Rural Kenya
Milu Muyanga, John Olwande, Joseph Opiyo, T. S. Jayne
3. Event Presentations
Day 1:
Session II: Agricultural Growth in Kenya: Trends and Drivers
Drivers of Agricultural Growth in Kenya in the past decade, Dr. Timothy Njagi, ANAPRI
Session III: Fertilizer and Soil Health
The status of fertilizer quality in agro-dealer outlets in Kenya
Farmers’ willingness to pay for soil testing in Kenya
Session IV: Agricultural value chains development
Day 2:
Session I:
Resilience of food systems by Kevin Shikuku, CGIAR & International Livestock Research Institute
Session II:
Session III:
Youth Employment Challenge by Prof. Milu Muyanga, Michigan State University, USA
Session IV:
