The Role of Gender Equity in Promoting Food Security and Nutrition in Kenya

Food Security, at the individual, household, national, regional, and global levels is achieved when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for a healthy and active life FAO, 2001 . There is a strong link between food security, good nutrition and gender. A gender approach to food security can enable shifts in gender power relations and assure that all people, regardless of gender, benefit from, and are empowered by development policies and practices to improve food security and nutrition. The centrality of gender equity for inclusive development is a concept that is not contestable. The manifestations of inequality predicated on gender are myriad. These range from unequal access to educational opportunities, gender based discrimination and social norms that constrain the participation of women and other groups that are unfairly marginalized from the development process. This brief gives an overview on why and how to consider gender aspects in both short term humanitarian assistance and long term development cooperation that address food security in Kenya. Jane Barasa | Sarah Likoko "The Role of Gender Equity in Promoting Food Security and Nutrition in Kenya" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-4 , June 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd50227.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/home-science/food-and-nutrition/50227/the-role-of-gender-equity-in-promoting-food-security-and-nutrition-in-kenya/jane-barasa