Role of the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) in the attainment of household food security in Kenya: A policy and organizational review

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dc.contributor.authorMiruka, Maureen K
dc.contributor.authorOkello, Julius J
dc.contributor.authorKirigua, Violet O
dc.contributor.authorMurithi, Festus M
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-26T14:46:21Z
dc.date.available2012-10-26T14:46:21Z
dc.date.copyright2012
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionFood Securityen
dc.description.abstractThe Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) is a government organization mandated to conduct research into, among others, crop and livestock production and marketing. In 2009, it launched a new strategic plan for the period 2009–2014, together with its implementation framework. This strategic plan aims to position KARI as a facilitator of growth in the agricultural sector in order to enable an average growth rate of 7 % per year over the next 5 years, as stipulated in the Kenya Vision 2030 policy. This paper reviews KARI’s new strategic plan within the context of recent policy reforms at national, regional and global levels. It specifically examines the strategy in the context of Vision 2030, the Kenya Agricultural Sector Development Strategy (ASDS), the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), and the Millennium Development Goals. The paper then discusses KARI’s newly adopted Agricultural Product Value Chain (APVC) approach, which is expected to position KARI strategically as a key player within the National Agricultural Research System (NARS). It also highlights progress in the implementation of the new strategic plan and APVC approach with specific emphasis on partnerships, markets and gender as key focus areas and the implications of these on food security in Kenya.en
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dc.identifier.citationMiruka, M. K., Okello, J. J., Kirigua, V. O., & Murithi, F. M. (2012). The role of the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) in the attainment of household food security in Kenya: A policy and organizational review. Food Security. doi: 10.1007/s12571-012-0197-9en
dc.identifier.issn1876-4517
dc.identifier.issn1876-4525
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/50448
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/257788782_The_role_of_the_Kenya_Agricultural_Research_Institute_KARI_in_the_attainment_of_household_food_security_in_Kenya_A_policy_and_organizational_review
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAGRICULTUREen
dc.subjectSTRATEGIC PLANNINGen
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENTen
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITYen
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHen
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIPen
dc.subjectWOMEN IN AGRICULTUREen
dc.subjectFOOD POLICYen
dc.subjectKENYAen
dc.titleRole of the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) in the attainment of household food security in Kenya: A policy and organizational reviewen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holderSpringer
idrc.copyright.holderInternational Society for Plant Pathology
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idrc.project.componentnumber106510001
idrc.project.number103696
idrc.project.number106510
idrc.project.titleEnhancing Ecologically Resilient Food Security in the Semiarid Midlands of Kenya (CIFSRF)en
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idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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