The Impact of Training for Market-Oriented Farming on Farmer Livelihoods in Kenya

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Key Information

One reason for low incomes among smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa may be a lack of demand for their crops in the markets that these farmers have access to. In Kenya, Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion (SHEP) is a program that trains smallholder farmers to adopt a “market-oriented farming” approach involving shifts to more in-demand crops and adoption of new agricultural practices. Researchers are working with IPA to evaluate the program’s impacts on participants’ incomes and other measures of well-being such as health and educational opportunity.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Activity URL

Not applicable or unknown

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2015 - 2020

Partner(s)

Government of Kenya Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Vocational training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Gender equality
  • Mentorship

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Other

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Not applicable or unknown

School Level

Not applicable or unknown

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

  • Other

Program Approaches Back to Top

Learning while working

  • Vocational training

Mentoring/psychosocial support

  • Adult (non-teacher) mentors

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

Not applicable or unknown

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other
  • Increased employment/job-related skills
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced poverty/increase household well-being