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