USAID Nawiri Learning Brief: Adapted Milk Matters Study (March 2023)

It presents key findings and lessons learned from a participatory analysis to identify context-specific, community-defined interventions to increase milk production and availability, particularly during dry seasons, in Marsabit and Isiolo counties in Kenya. The study focused on both livestock and non-livestock interventions to strengthen nutrition and health outcomes for children and pregnant and lactating women. The brief outlines the prioritized interventions, including direct livestock interventions (e.g., improving animal health, fodder production, and milk marketing) and indirect non-livestock interventions (e.g., strengthening income-earning opportunities, improving access to nutrition knowledge, and supporting environments conducive to positive change).