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Discuss six socio-economic factors affecting food security in Kenya

      

Discuss six socio-economic factors affecting food security in Kenya.

  

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Abdullahi
1. Deforestation;

Refers to cutting down of trees without replanting. Deforestation in Kenya has led to unpredictable rainfall pattern which has greatly affected food production.

2. Urbanization;

Has led to conversion of arable land to cities in Kenya like Kiambu, Kisii among others are good examples. Many people are interested in establishing cities inlands which were initially used for farming thus reducing food production.

3. Rural urban migration;

Off late in Kenya, there has been massive migration of people from rural to urban especially the youth who believe in the urban there is greater opportunity of securing job and one can only become successful in the urban .Young generation are more productive and when they move to urban they leave behind the elderly and children who are less productive leading to low food production due to low man power.

3. Natural calamities;

Agriculture is often prone to natural disasters such as drought, floods, pests and diseases among others.
Drought affects food production contributing to vulnerability to food insecurity.

Famine leads to crop failure and death of livestock making the community and nation to depend on foreign food aids.

Flood affects food security by destroying crops and animal drowning.
It also destroys roads thus accessibility to markets and homes becomes difficult.
It also displaces people from homes thus people cannot engage in food production activities.

4. Unemployment;

Majority of Kenyans suffer unemployment and poverty which hinders their ability to purchase food thus rendering them food insecure.

5. Government policies;

The government of Kenya tries as much as possible to reduce tax rate on agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, machines among others. However, the burden is still heavy on farmers leading to high cost of food production.

6. Frequent transport charges hinder distribution of food from high potential area to low potential areas.

Dullayo answered the question on August 9, 2018 at 12:40


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