Feed the Future in Kenya

Feed the Future in Kenya describes the U.S. State Department's Feed the Future (FtF) program in Kenya.

Existing and Previous Work in Kenya

USAID was not new to Kenya at the outset of FtF. It had already worked on two previous initiatives, the Initiative to End Hunger in Africa (IEHA) and the African Global Competitiveness Initiative (AGCI).

"Under IEHA, the agricultural program focused on market-led, value chain development, targeting maize, dairy, and horticulture, and integrating gender equity, sustainable resource management and utilization, and youth among the cross-cutting themes. Value chain programs are complemented by activities in pastoral production, agricultural research, applied policy research, biotechnology, and sanitary and phytosanitary compliance. Under AGCI, the horticulture program has facilitated the expansion of Kenya-US trade to an estimated $12 million in value. USAID has also reduced barriers to the regional trade of maize and increased the value and volume of trade of dairy products by 109% and 160%, respectively."

Previous programs included:

• The Tegemeo Agricultural Policy Research and Analysis (TAPRA, 2006- 2010)
• The Kenya Maize Development Program, ended in June 2010
• The Kenya Horticulture Development Program (KHDP), ended in May 2010
• The Kenya Access to Rural Finance project, ended in September 2010
• The North Eastern Pastoral Development Program (NEPDP), ended in October 2009
• Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE), ended in September 2009
• The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service Pest Risk Analysis Program

Existing and continuing programs included:

• The Kenya Dairy Sector Competitiveness Program (KDSCP) (2008-2013)
• Program for Biosafety System/Kenya
• KARI agricultural research program
• New fertilizer alliance program
• Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS/NET)
• Purchase for Progress (P4P)

New Programs

New programs included:

• The Drylands Livestock Development Program (DLDP) (2010-2015)
• Kenya Staple Food Crops Program (KSFCP) (2010-2015), the successor to the Kenya Maize Development Program (KMDP)
• Kenya Horticulture Competitiveness Program (2010-2015), successor to the Kenya Horticultural Development Program
• The Cross-Sectoral Youth Program
• Financial Inclusion for Rural Microenterprise (FIRM), successor to Kenya Access to Rural Finance (KARF)

Articles and Resources

Related SourceWatch Articles

• U.S. State Department Promotion of Agricultural Biotechnology
• USAID Promotion of Agricultural Biotechnology
• Kenya Dairy Sector Competitiveness Program
• Kenya Horticulture Competitiveness Program
• GMOs in Kenya
• Initiative to End Hunger in Africa (IEHA)

External Resources

• Kenya Feed the Future Multi-Year Strategy 2011-2015