Keeping Food markets working in Kiambu County Kenya

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Abstract: GAIN?s policy and coordination work under the Keeping Food Markets Working (KFMW) programme, during and beyond COVID-19 focuses on collecting evidence and understanding urban food environments and the wider food systems in which they are embedded (See Appendix D). Efforts centre on urban traditional food markets as well as the co-design of policy options to be considered by policymakers in six cities, and/or urban counties1 . The six cities/urban counties are: Beira and Pemba (Mozambique), Machakos and Kiambu (Kenya) and Rawalpindi and Peshawar (Pakistan). These endeavours aim to enhance good governance, urban food and nutrition security, and market resilience?with an emphasis on vulnerable urban communities, including those on low incomes, while applying a gender lens. Between September 2020 and September 20212 , GAIN adopted a participatory approach to its policy and coordination work. It engaged with a range of urban food systems stakeholders including policymakers, traditional food market vendors and market committees, and other small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).