Resilience Analysis in Isiolo, Marsabit and Meru: Kenya 2016
This analysis relates to the baseline survey that is part of the Impact Evaluation (IE) strategy designed by the FAO Representation in Kenya (referred to hereafter as ‘FAO Kenya’) in order to assess the effects of specific FAO interventions (e.g. increasing the agricultural productivity of beneficiaries/households). In addition, this analysis provides a powerful instrument for the GoK and all partners operating in areas related to resilience for determining the effectiveness of resilience-building interventions.
This analysis relates to the baseline survey that is part of the Impact Evaluation (IE) strategy designed by the FAO Representation in Kenya (referred to hereafter as ‘FAO Kenya’) in order to assess the effects of specific FAO interventions (e.g. increasing the agricultural productivity of beneficiaries/households). In addition, this analysis provides a powerful instrument for the GoK and all partners operating in areas related to resilience for determining the effectiveness of resilience-building interventions. Household resilience to food insecurity in the three counties was examined using the second iteration of the FAO Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) model, known as RIMA-II. The baseline survey was conducted from February to March 2016, covering 1 028 households.
This report aims to achieve two objectives: (i) establish baseline values for the IE, and (ii) carry out resilience profiling in the region. This analysis identifies the determinants of resilience and food security, and also explores resilience variations across Isiolo, Marsabit and Meru counties. The report provides a description of the profiling of households targeted in the three counties, with two distinct livelihoods identified, which were pastoralist and mixed farming livelihoods.