Summary:
The National Food and Nutrition Security Policy establishes an overarching, multi-sectoral framework to eradicate hunger and malnutrition and guarantee all Kenyans' right to food throughout their life cycle.
Description:
The National Food and Nutrition Security Policy responds to a context in which Kenyans faced chronic food insecurity, and nearly a third of children were undernourished. The policy frames its goals around basic human rights, such as child rights, and the right to food enshrined in the Constitution. Its three broad objectives are achieving adequate nutrition for optimum health, increasing the quantity, quality, availability and affordability of food, and protecting vulnerable populations through cost-effective safety nets linked to long-term development.
For FULL purposes, the policy’s most relevant content spans several chapters.
Chapter 2 addresses food availability and access, covering domestic production, storage and post-harvest losses, market access, and food trade. Moreover, chapter 4 covers nutrition improvement through a life-cycle approach (pregnancy, early/late childhood, adolescence, adulthood, older persons). Especially under Section 4.4, it addresses diet-related non-communicable diseases, for which the government commits to prevention, screening and management programs. In addition, Chapter 5 addresses school nutrition and nutrition awareness. It includes integration of nutrition into school curricula, school meal standards, and adult nutrition education campaigns.