Building Resilient Markets in Food Systems (March 2023)

It is a report on a project aimed at improving food security in Samburu and Turkana counties in Kenya. The report highlights the importance of building resilient markets in food systems to improve food security, particularly for the poor and vulnerable households. It presents insights and implications from a food market system assessment, including the need to strengthen local food systems, improve market connectivity, and support household-level economic resilience. It also identifies priority areas for ongoing learning, including exploring cost-effective options for strengthening local markets, extending learning from resilience design pilots, and identifying systemic constraints to food fortification.