Kenya

Kenya is advancing climate-resilient food systems through robust policy and institutional frameworks. The Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP) and the National Climate Change Action Plan guide national efforts to promote sustainable agricultural practices, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and strengthen farmers’ adaptive capacity. Public-private partnerships and early warning systems are central to Kenya’s approach, enabling productivity gains while building resilience among smallholder farmers and vulnerable communities.

Kenya has developed a nationally owned and government-led school feeding programme that now reaches approximately  2.6 million children. Guided by the National School Meals and Nutrition Strategy, the programme integrates local food procurement to support both nutrition and rural livelihoods. As a founding member of the Global School Meals Coalition, Kenya has emerged as a regional leader in sustainable school feeding, offering a scalable model that links education, nutrition, and local economic development.

Kenya’s social protection system is anchored in the Constitution of Kenya, the Kenya National Social Protection Policy 2023, the Vision2030 and operationalized through instruments and delivery systems such as the Enhanced Single Registry, a digital platform that consolidates socio-economic data to inform policy and effective management of social protection system. This registry underpins the National Safety Net Programme, which delivers cash transfers to vulnerable households, particularly in arid and semi-arid lands. The system enhances the government’s ability to respond to shocks and ensures coordinated, data-driven delivery of support to those most in need. Further, the system will continue to play a significant role in the targeting participants of future Economic Inclusion Programme participants.