Food Insecurity and Vulnerability

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• Food Insecurity and Vulnerability
• Data for the Proposed Sites along the Transport
  Corridor

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• Mari Ya Kani (40 km from MSA)
• Popn. 25,000, sedentary
• Food security marginal ag., drought past 2.5
  yrs, declining potential. Market dependent, high
  prices
• Livelihood profile tourism, petty trading (80)
  ag. (20)
• HIV/AIDS, est. 10 (Mombasa region)
• If food aid were to be introduced, it should be
  tightly targeted to reduce negative impact on
  markets
• CRS LIFE program

Kenya Food insecurity levels in July 04
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• Busia/Malaba
• 25 km apart, livelihood profiles not
  significantly different
• Popn. Malaba app. 28,000 Busia up to 40,000,
  sedentary (Kenya)
• Food security (Kenya) marginal ag., prone to
  flooding from highlands commonly displaces
  people, damages crops
• (Uganda high ag. potential and production,
  exports to Kenya)
• Livelihood profile dependent on cross border
  trade with Uganda Busia route preferred for ag
  trade, prices comparatively low due to inflows
• HIV/AIDS, est. 16 (compare to national?)
• As in Mari ya Kani, introduction of food aid must
  be targeted
• World Vision LIFE initiative and MSF-Spain/WFP
  program (learn from the actors)

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• Kaya/Yei
• 100 km apart, Popn. sedentary
• Food security high ag. production, good diet
  export sorghum, maize, simsim
• HIV/AIDS Yei 4 urban 2 rural
• High trade with Uganda, roads bad
• Access to credit limits trade and market
  transactions
• Given food, cash coupons may be an option to
  address limited cash strict monitoring

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• In all sites,
• Critical to know about other activities in
  HIV/AIDS, food security
• Learn from organizations on the ground, explore
  options of augmenting their activities
  (implementing partners), share their experiences
• Involve local community, traders - build links
  into community, sustainability