Utilizing primary survey data from schools, households, businesses, and traders across five representative counties, we apply a local economy-wide impact evaluation (LEWIE) model that integrates general equilibrium simulations to capture direct impacts on program participants as well as indirect spillovers to local production, incomes, and non-agricultural sectors. Findings reveal that every Kenyan shilling (KSH) allocated to HGSMP generates an additional 1.02 KSH in real income within participating counties and 0.24 KSH in high-productivity source counties, yielding a total income multiplier of 2.26; on average, adding one more school could create KSH 1.43 million in annual rural economic benefits, far exceeding program costs.
The full article is published in Food Policy (2025) and available at: www.sciencedirect.com.