# Kenya Key Message Update: The long rains harvest improves rural food security, but urban food insecurity persists, September 2020 - Kenya | ReliefWeb

> FEWS NET's Kenya update says the long rains harvest improved rural food security, but urban and pastoral areas remain stressed. It warns that below-average October-December short rains are likely under La Niña, with deterioration expected from January.

- Date: 2020-09-30 · published 2020-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Kenya · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51043-kenya-key-message-update-the-long-rains-harvest-improves-rural-food-security
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

This is a local food security update for Kenya with little direct effect on global feed grain or oilseed prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-29 | [Uganda Key Message Update: Early bimodal harvests fill food gaps as food security improves in Karamoja, November 2019 - Uganda \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56121-uganda-key-message-update-early-bimodal-harvests-fill-food-gaps-as-food.md) | +1.1% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2023-06-09 | [Food Security Update\| The Bank’s Response to Rising Food Insecurity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6885-food-security-update-the-bank-s-response-to-rising-food-insecurity.md) | +4.4% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2022-10-06 | [Uganda Key Message Update: Rising prices continue to constrain food access as recent rainfall deficits threaten crop progress - Uganda \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39198-uganda-key-message-update-rising-prices-continue-to-constrain-food-access-as.md) | +0.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2024-11-01 | [Zimbabwe - Food Security Outlook: Atypical countrywide Crisis (IPC Phase 3) until start of 2024/25 harvests, October 2024 - May 2025 - Zimbabwe \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27330-zimbabwe-food-security-outlook-atypical-countrywide-crisis-ipc-phase-3-until.md) | +2.5% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2023-08-07 | [El Niño: Anticipatory Action and Response Plan, August-December 2023 - Mitigating the expected impacts of El Niño-induced climate extremes on agriculture and food security - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34472-el-nino-anticipatory-action-and-response-plan-august-december-2023-mitigating.md) | -0.9% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2023-08-07 | [El Niño: Anticipatory Action and Response Plan, August-December 2023 - Mitigating the expected impacts of El Niño-induced climate extremes on agriculture and food security - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34472-el-nino-anticipatory-action-and-response-plan-august-december-2023-mitigating.md) | -3.0% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2024-10-01 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest \| September 20, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13149-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-september-20-2024.md) | -2.2% | -7.9% |
| SOY | 2026-09-11 | [East Africa Seasonal Monitor: El Niño impacts lead to poor production across East Africa’s high potential zones, September 11, 2026 - Kenya \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17400-east-africa-seasonal-monitor-el-nino-impacts-lead-to-poor-production-across.md) | +0.3% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/kenya-key-message-update-long-rains-harvest-improves-rural-food-security-urban-food

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