CROP, LIVESTOCK AND FISHERIES HIGH RAINFALL AREAS ASSESSMENT 2011 Prepared by the Agriculture Livestock Sector Working Group of the Kenya Food Security Steering Group(KFSSG) : Joint work between Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Fisheries Development, Kenya. November 2011, Nairobi Kenya TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 4 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND KEY RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................... 5 1.1 Summary of key findings ................................................................................................. 5 1.2 Overall Maize, milk and fish price trends ........................................................................ 5 2.0 ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY AND SCOPE ............................................................. 8 2.1 Background and objectives .............................................................................................. 8 2.2 Methodology and approach .............................................................................................. 8 2.3 Instruments ....................................................................................................................... 8 3.0 FOOD SITUATION BY CLUSTER ................................................................................. 10 3.1.1 Background Information ................................................................................................ 10 3.1.2 Main Factors Affecting Food Situation .......................................................................... 10 3.1.3 Food production trends ........................................................................................... 10 3.1.4 Overall food situation ............................................................................................. 11 3.1.5 Shocks and Hazards ................................................................................................ 11 3.1.5.1 Rainfall performance: ............................................................................................. 11 3.1.5.2 Other shocks ........................................................................................................... 12 3.1.6 Impacts of the Season on Sub Sectors .................................................................... 12 3.1.6.1 Crop production ...................................................................................................... 12 3.1.6.2 Livestock production .............................................................................................. 13 3.1.6.3 Fish production ........................................................................................................ 14 3.1.6.4 Market performance ................................................................................................ 15 3.2 Nyanza Cluster food situation ............................................................................................. 17 3.2.1 Background ................................................................................................................... 17 3.2.2 Factors Affecting Food Situation ................................................................................. 17 3.2.3 Food Production Trends ............................................................................................... 18 3.2.4 Overall Food Situation.............................................................................................. 19 3.2.5 Shocks And Hazards ................................................................................................. 20 3.2.5.1 Rainfall performance ................................................................................................ 20 3.2.5.2 Other Shocks.............................................................................................................. 20 3.2.6. Impact Of Season On Sub Sectors ............................................................................. 20 3.2.6.1 Crop Production ........................................................................................................ 20 3.2.6.2 Livestock Production ................................................................................................. 22 3.2.6.3 Fisheries Production ................................................................................................. 22 3.2.6.4 Market Performance ................................................................................................. 24 3.3 North Rift Cluster Food Situation Report ..................................................................... 27 3.3.1 Background Information ............................................................................................... 27 2 3.3.2 Factors affecting food situation ............................................................................. 27 3.3.3 Food production trends .......................................................................................... 27 3.3.4 Overall food situation ............................................................................................. 28 3.3.5 Shocks and Hazards ............................................................................................... 28 3.3.5.1 Rainfall performance .............................................................................................. 28 3.3.5.2 Other shocks ........................................................................................................... 28 3.3.6 Impacts of the Season on Sub Sectors .................................................................... 28 3.3.6.1 Crop production ..................................................................................................... 28 3.3.6.2 Livestock production ............................................................................................. 30 3.3.6.3 Fisheries production ............................................................................................... 31 3.3.6.4 Market performance ............................................................................................... 31 3.4 South Rift food situation ................................................................................................ 34 3.4.1 Background Information.......................................................................................... 34 3.4.2 Factors affecting food situation ............................................................................... 34 3.4.3 Food Production Trend ............................................................................................ 35 3.4.4 Overall Food Situation............................................................................................. 35 3.4.5 Shocks and Hazards ................................................................................................ 35 3.4.6 Impact of the Season on food production ............................................................... 36 3.4.6.1 Crop Production ...................................................................................................... 36 3.4.6.2 Livestock Production ............................................................................................. 38 3.4.6.3 Fisheries Production............................................................................................... 38 3.4.6.4 Marketing and trade ................................................................................................... 39 3.5 Central Cluster Food Situation Report ........................................................................... 42 3.5.1 Background Information ......................................................................................... 42 3.5.2 Factors affecting food situation .............................................................................. 42 3.5.3 Food production trends ........................................................................................... 43 3.5.4 Overall food situation ............................................................................................. 43 3.5.5 Shocks and hazards ................................................................................................. 43 3.5.5.1 Rainfall performance ............................................................................................... 43 3.5.5.2 Other shocks ............................................................................................................ 44 3.5.6 Impacts of the season on sub sectors ...................................................................... 44 3.5.6.2 Livestock production ............................................................................................... 46 3.5.6.3 Fisheries production ................................................................................................ 47 3.5.6.4 Market and trade ...................................................................................................... 48 4.0 FOOD SITUATION PROGNOSIS .................................................................................. 49 5.0 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................... 50 3 ABBREVIATIONS 4 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND KEY RECOMMENDATIONS 1.1 Summary of key findings The high and medium rainfall areas of Kenya are the high producers of both grain and livestock products. The