Policies in agriculture set the framework for action and thus provide guidance to the whole system. They are generated from laws of the country from which the acts of parliament come. The biggest challenge for policies, however, is how effectively they are implemented. The lesson will look at the case study videos of a Mwingi farmer called Simon as well as Beatrice, a farmer in Chepsonoi, Kapsabet as well as four documents related to agricultural policy including:

• Agricultural Sector Development Strategy (ASDS), Kenya (2010 – 2020)
• Agricultural Policy-Making in Sub Saharan Africa: Kenya’s Past Policies,
• Agricultural Policy in Kenya
• Kenya Agricultural Marketing and Policy Analysis Project Part I & II

Types of Agricultural Policies in Kenya
First let us consider policies on agriculture in a general way. There are various policies, acts and session papers that guide food production in Kenya. Since 2003, there been much activity in an attempt to revitalize Kenyan agriculture. Here is a selective list of just some of the agricultural policies recently generated or under consideration.

(Source: Gitau R et al. 2008. Available online at
http://www.tegemeo.org/documents/work/Wp34-Agricultural-Policy-Making-Africa-Kenya-Past-Policies.pdf)