“Land tenure security is the precondition for the other three strands. Insurance, credit and investment cannot function where land ownership is uncertain,” he said.
During the technical session, participants reviewed the economic significance of Kenya’s livestock sector, the effects of repeated droughts and climate shocks, and the challenges posed by low insurance uptake, weak market systems and insecure land tenure. The Kenya Livestock Value Chain Assessment inception report highlighted the sector’s contribution to the economy and identified beef and camel milk as initial priority value chains for further analysis.
Participants also discussed the need to strengthen climate/index-based livestock insurance by improving product design, affordability, renewal rates and payout timeliness, while maintaining support for catastrophic risk. On land tenure, the meeting noted that existing legal and policy frameworks provide an important foundation, but that implementation gaps continue to limit resilience and investment in pastoral areas.
The meeting concluded with thematic breakout discussions on the four inception reports. Participants reviewed the scope, methodology, site selection, stakeholder engagement plans and work schedules, and agreed on priority recommendations to guide implementation in Kenya.