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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a consignment of fortified vegetable oil worth KES 112.2 million (US$1 million) from the Russian Federation in support of its resilience building activities in the drought-stricken arid counties of Kenya.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This contribution will form part of the in-kind food package that WFP is distributing in this year\u2019s lean season, when farming families typically face hunger. WFP distributes cereals, pulses, and fortified vegetable oil to vulnerable Kenyans while at the same time treating malnutrition in mothers by providing nutritious flour for porridge and peanut-based supplement for children under 5.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis contribution is very timely for Kenyan families grappling with acute food shortages in a country facing the prospect of a third successive failed rainy season. This year, because of the drought, we are providing support to families in our resilience programme for 10 months, instead of 8,\u201d said Ms. Lauren Landis, WFP\u2019s Kenya Country Director. \u201cAt the same time, we are supporting them to adopt new farming practices, nutritious and drought-resistant crops that help them to achieve a more sustainable future. This contribution from the Russian Federation is an important component of that package.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRussia is a long-term and strategic partner of WFP and a friend of the Kenyan people,\u201d said the Russian Ambassador to Kenya H.E. Dmitry Maksimychev. \u201cWe are pleased that this gift from the Russian people will help contribute to changing the lives of hardworking families by helping them through a difficult time while they work towards lasting solutions to the food security challenges in the arid and semi-arid areas of the country,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Russia has a long history of supporting WFP in east Africa, having donated Kamaz trucks to support WFP\u2019s logistics operations in 2019 and 2014, as well as strategic contributions to WFP\u2019s work in Kenya.<\/p>\n

Attending the ceremony, Mr Micah Powon, PS State Department for Development of the ASAL, said that the number of people that need immediate food assistance in Kenya has risen to 2.5 million following two consecutive poor rainy seasons \u2013 the October to December 2020 rains and the March to May 2021 season. \u201cAn estimated 368,000 people in some of the worst affected counties are in the \u2018emergency\u2019 phase of food insecurity (IPC 4), which is one step away from a catastrophe or famine-like conditions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWFP supports the Government of Kenya in many ways,\u201d said PS Powon. \u201cTheir resilience-building work is helping to change the lives of some of Kenya\u2019s most vulnerable families. At this time of drought, we also value their ability to engage international support, such as this valued contribution from the Russian Federation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe support from the Russian Federation will help cushion vulnerable families, preventing a further deterioration of their food accessibility and nutritional status,\u201d added Ms. Landis. \u201cThis intervention will protect more Kenyans from falling into a food and nutrition crisis in the coming months.\u201d<\/p>\n

WFP distributes cash and food to 390,000 people across nine arid counties that are also engaged in resilience building activities through livelihood diversification such as beekeeping, sweet potatoes and tomatoes, improved climate adaptation with the construction of water harvesting structures and strengthened financial inclusion through access to micro-insurance and community savings groups.<\/p>\n

The lean season is one of the most trying periods for farming families especially in the marginal areas. It is when most families run out of crop stockpiles and before the arrival of the next season\u2019s harvest. Families are forced to make difficult choices and often resort to negative coping strategies, such as selling their only assets such as livestock and withdrawing children from school to help fend for the family \u2013 further hurting their chances for a food secure future.<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of World Food Programme (WFP).<\/i><\/p>\n

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