| Challenge | Frequency (%) |
| Inadequate rainfall | 82 |
| Crop and livestock diseases | 23 |
| Attack of crops by wild animals | 20 |
| Diversion of Tana river | 14 |
| Inadequate capital | 10 |
| Inadequate crop farming skills | 10 |
| Poor market prices | 9 |
| Inadequate pasture | 8 |
| Ethnic conflicts | 8 |
| Inadequate arable land | 7 |
| An influx of livestock from outside the Delta | 5 |
| Inadequate quality seeds | 2 |
| Inadequate animal husbandry skills | 2 |