1. GLORIA OTIENO Regional Trade and Rural Livelihoods: Implications on Kenya’s Food Security
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6. Kenya : Stylized Facts cont’d Poverty Rates Selected Years (1992-2007) Region 1992 1994 1997 2000 2007 Rural 42.o 46.8 52.9 59.6 49.1 Urban 29.3 28.9 49.3 51.5 33.7 National 46.3 46.8 52.3 56.8 46 Source: Kenya Economic Surveys (Various Issues), KNBS 2007
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26. Trends In National Food Security Indicators Year Per Capita Food Production (Kg/yr) Food self-Sufficiency ratio Cereal Self Sufficiency ratio Ratio of food import to agricultural exports Ratio of food imports to total exports 1992 626.42 0.98 0.91 0.21 0.16 1994 615.45 1.00 1.00 0.29 0.19 1996 602.93 0.94 o.71 0.14 0.09 1998 612.41 0.95 0.76 0.22 0.15 2000 561.69 0.91 0.65 0.18 0.15 2002 569.88 0.91 0.71 0.20 0.11 2004 581.98 0.93 0.79 0.37 0.21 2006 560.76 0.90 0.67 0.33 0.19 2008 554.78 0.87 0.60 0.42 0.29
27. Table 3.6: Wage employment by sector by region(numbers)2007 Region Agriculture Trade Services* Services** Nairobi 10229 67038 45709 178761 Central 7059 7495 4176 15185 Coast 1150 3120 15817 60459 Eastern 115 1045 737 1640 Nyanza 539 7535 4038 34035 Western 643 3281 385 5931 Rift Valley 11580 20841 9054 43663 North Eastern - No data available Services* Finance, Insurance, real estate and business services ** Community, social and personal services