The status and challenges of a modern irrigation system in Kenya: A systematic review

Kanda, Edwin Kimutai; Lutta, Valery O.

doi:10.1002/ird.2700

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“…The unconventional use of water in agriculture as advocated in the African Union framework for irrigation development and agricultural water management (AU, 2020) is one of the holistic approaches for addressing water and food nexus challenges. However, wastewater reuse in Kenya is hindered by the poor performance of waste-water treatment plants, whose effluents do not meet the discharge standards, set by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) (Kanda & Lutta, 2022). Therefore, re-use and recycling of wastewater need to be incorporated in the water policy and the capacity of NEMA enhanced to ensure enforcement of effluent standards.…”

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Water–energy–food nexus in Kenya: A review of policy interventions

Kanda,

Lusweti,

Odhiambo

2023

World Water Policy

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The water–energy–food (WEF) nexus approach is important in promoting sustainable management of resources, alleviating poverty and achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs). Given the importance of the WEF nexus, it is currently being promoted and developed in most countries via policy interventions as a response to climate change‐related problems and other nexus challenges. In the past, Kenya faced numerous challenges in achieving SDGs concerning food, water, and energy security. To address this, cross‐sectorial policy interventions, legal instruments, and institutional frameworks have been developed. Therefore, this review evaluates the major policies, interventions, and strategies related to WEF, their interconnection, and their relevance to SDG targets. The review also assesses the efficacy of the policies and highlights gaps and potential for policy change. The key strategic interventions considered include Kenya Vision 2030, agriculture, energy, and water policies. From the review, there have been some successful policy measures. However, the intricate interconnections between the water, energy, and food sectors necessitate a more integrated strategy for achieving sustainability. The water policy is central to the achievement of SDGs for WEF security. Therefore, there is a need for the implementation of a holistic approach between the WEF agencies and stakeholders to address the policy interventions required for sustainable development. Water policies should be aligned with other interlinked policies on food, energy, and the environment.

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Water–energy–food nexus in Kenya: A review of policy interventions

Kanda,

Lusweti,

Odhiambo

2023

World Water Policy

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“…9 The study does not control for drought incidences in Russia and Ukraine because existing evidence shows high levels of irrigation and utilization of irrigation technology among ex-members of the Soviet Union (Higgins et al, 1988). Existing evidence shows irrigation agriculture is still low in Kenya accounting for a mere 16% of the irrigation potential (Kanda & Lutta, 2022). The implication is that drought incidences would adversely affect cereals production and demand for fertilizer in Kenya but would not have adverse effects on Russia and Ukraine because they have larger investment in irrigation and utilization of irrigation technology.…”

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Impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on grain and fertilizer supply: Evidence from Kenya

Mwatu

2023

World Food Policy

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This paper examines the impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on grain and fertilizer supply to Kenya as the sixth largest economy in Africa using the Regression Discontinuity estimator on monthly data spanning from January 2017 to August 2022. The share of the quantity and value of cereals and fertilizer imports by Kenya from Russia and Ukraine in the total quantity and value of cereals and fertilizer imports by Kenya from world are utilized. The share of freight and insurance costs on grain and fertilizer imports by Kenya from Russia and Ukraine in total freight and insurance costs on grain and fertilizer from world have also been used. After controlling for sensitivity and incorporating depreciation of the exchange rate and a dummy on drought as covariates, the results indicate the war has had insignificant impact on imports of grain and fertilizer by Kenya though the impact is negative for grain but positive for fertilizer. The findings have policy implications touching on need for African countries to diversify import sources for grain and fertilizer, enhance productive capacities through investment on irrigation, strengthen diplomatic ties with existing import sources for grain and fertilizer, and invest in climate action to tackle drought incidences.

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“…During the last 20 years, there have been significant advancements in the ability of remote sensing applications to recognize and monitor crop growth and other associated biophysical characteristics; however, there are still a number of problems that need to be fixed. Depending on the capabilities of data gathering and analysis, remote sensing techniques are now recognized as efficient and effective measurements for irrigation water management [3]. The development of technologies such as remote sensing, mobile computing, telemetry, and satellite monitoring has greatly aided the solution of the water management problem [4].…”

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