Scaling microbusinesses for healthy and sustainable food systems in Kenya : a policy brief on findings from Bungoma county
2023
Agwara, Hezekiah | Kilelu, Catherine | Kaburu, George | Kimiywe, Judith | Chesang, Consolata | Musyoka, Daniel
Food markets and especially micro and small agri-food businesses (AFBs) are ubiquitous all over Kenya, and their role in shaping food access and consumption in both rural and urban contexts is pronounced. Whereas the 3rd Bungoma CIDP 2023-2027, henceforth CIDP-III, recognizes that local markets and AFBs as contributors to the local food systems, neither their significance, interface with shifting dietary patterns, nor whether and how to scale their contribution toward healthy and sustainable foods (HSFs) are not well understood nor well considered. It is important to bring these actors to the centre of multisectoral policy dialogues on leveraging their contribution to delivering affordable HSFs for improved nutrition and sustainable food systems. However, evidence gaps exist on what policies and strategies can strengthen their contribution while paying attention to the sustainability dimension of food systems. This policy brief presents the findings from the SME4Nutrition project that sought to contribute to building this evidence base.
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