Agroforestry and management of trees in bunya county. It provides the capital, nairobi, with 20% of its fresh water needs. However, economic activities around the dams catchment are causing sedimentation and contamination by water pollutants. Kenya is one of the bestdeveloped economies in eastern. Kenya interpreted from landsat tm satellite scenes from 1976 and the 1990s. Apr 24, 20 the growing trade in medicinal tree and shrub material in kenya may be threatening many wild species. World agroforestry centre icraf, nairobi, kenya prof. The mean monthly temperature ranges from 11 to 29c. Kenya food and agriculture organization of the united nations. The landscape is endowed with several natural resources, including pasture land, forests, wildlife, and water resources. Promoting agroforestry for climate change mitigation. If you manage to harvest 3000 trees at full maturity which is 4 to 5 years and sell each unprocessed piece to a processing plant at ksh3,500 then you will expect ksh10,500,000 in sales revenue. The growing trade in medicinal tree and shrub material in kenya may be threatening many wild species. Sample project in kenya as part of our work, we seek to promote, and help obtain funding for, ecological restoration projects which are proposed around the world.
Kenya, elgon, the aberdare range, the kikuyulaikipia escarpment and the mauelgeyocherangami mountain system. World agroforestry works throughout the global south with footprints in africa, asia and latin america. Public policy for integrated landscape management in kenya. Ngae 1 1kenya agricultural research institute, muguga south p. It is a flexible concept, involving both small and largesized land holdings. Taking the brakes off forest farm development in kenya.
Pdf assessing market potential of agroforestry tree. Woody plant resources continue to disappear in anthropogenic landscapes in uganda. The population of cities, according to the 1999 census, was nairobi, 1,346,000. Kenya was a british colony from 1885 to 1963 when they became independent. Agroforestry world world agroforestry transforming. While the database provides information on native and exotic trees globally, it also provides a searchable interface where users can search by country, native or exotics species, products andor. Agroforestry and management of trees in bunya county, mayuge. To a limited degree kenya is a country of origin of mixed migration. Fodder shrubs in kenya identification of tree species as a source of protein for dairy animals in east africa over 205,000 smallholders planted fodder trees that improve the diet of cows and goats increased milk yields doubled dairy incomes over 10 years.
Taita hills and kenya, 2004 seminar, reports and journal of a field excursion to kenya. Kenya is known for its highly diverse landscape and climate, which range from warm, tropical conditions around the indian ocean and lake victoria to semiarid to arid savannahs and deserts hosting worldfamous nature reserves. The bamboo zone in the west is patchy and zone limits are not as clear than in the east. It describes ways in which people adapted to competing pressures for retaining and removing tree cover. Effects of biochar amendment in soils from kisumu, kenya. In the highlands between elevations of 7,000 and 9,000 feet 2,100 and 2,700 metres, the characteristic landscape consists of patches of evergreen forest separated by wide expanses of short grass. The area is classified as one of the high potential areas for agricultural production in kenya jaetzold et al. I am deeply indebted to the staff of ics africa in both kenya and tanzania, the meatu district. This recent blog posting from amy sherwood lists the benefits of the crops package in contributing to nutrition, food security, and resilient rural livelihoods of farmers in extreme. After returning to kenya from school in the united states, wangari travels across kenya promoting womens rights and planting trees to help preserve the land. The eu is the leading donor of development aid in kenya. The adoption of agro forestry has however not been very successful.
Nuru kenya agriculture program promotes agroforestry in 2014. Long term instability at the horn of africa has seen kenya suffer problems with. Kenya lake turkana transmission line delay partial risk. Designing equitable payments for watershed services at the sasumua watershed. Kenya agriculture, forestry, and fishing britannica.
This strategy is evaluated in terms of documented changes in farmers agroforestry practices and the importance of aep relative to other changes in economic incentives, institutional support, and land use and tenure rules for agroforestry. Nov 11, 2014 the kenya forest service kfs is responding proactively by moving to recognise the role of tree growers in policy and law pdf. Kenya forestry master plan recognition of local forest users. Traditional medicine unsustainable in kenya agroforestry world. Nai robi, world agroforestry centre, a nd rome, food and agric ulture organ ization of the united nation s. Development of screening procedures including checklists that will be used as a mechanism in the ipmp for screening potential environmental and social impacts due to subproject interventions iii. Each office oversees, plans, coordinates and supports initiatives within their region, and maintains liaisons and partnerships with governments, development partners, learning institutions. Planting the trees of kenya is an account for young readers of the life and work of wangari maathai, founder of the green belt movement. Forests and trees outside the forest are involved in this development, as they produce fuelwood, raw materials, and many. Kikuyus and colonial officials at the kenya land commission in 1932, descriptions from other parts of kikuyuland and central kenya, and data collected by the author in kirinyaga, kenya, during 198283.
Article 40 of the constitution of kenya recognizes and protects the right to private property including land. A casestudy of the mitigation of climate change in agriculture micca pilot project in tanzania. Opportunities and challenges of promoting agroforestry for. Develop a climate change adaptation manual for public. I promised to reveal a silver lining to the black cloud of my motherinlaws forced felling of part of the eucalypt plantation shes been tending and coppicing forever, her main source of firewood, so here goes. Agroforestry is a dynamic, ecologically based, natural resources management system that, through the integration of trees on farms and in the agricultural landscape, diversi. Ministry of forestry and wildlife kenya forest service.
Figure starting a business in kenya and comparator economies ranking and. All of the sources required careful sifting and analysis. This is an important practice in kenya especially where land is a limiting factor. Sasumua dam is located at the southern ridges of kenyas aberdare mountains. Tactics, techniques, and procedures field manual 305. The kenya forest service kfs is responding proactively by moving to recognise the role of tree growers in policy and law pdf.
A kenyan woman fights to save her country, one tree at a time. Kenya adopted an ambitious wildlife management and conservation arrangement through gazettement of large tracts of community lands as national parks, national game reserves and conservancy sanctuaries. Council, the dutch rural development programme, alicia bannon. Ministry of forestry and wildlife analysis of drivers and underlying causes of forest cover change in the various forest types of kenya consultancy services provided by. In this study, porters framework is used to analyse the forces that coordinate and control the market for agroforestry tree seedlings in the nyando basin in western kenya where smallholder. This will greatly impact more than two thirds of kenyans who rely on traditional medicines for primary health care in a country where the doctor to patient ratio is 15 doctors per 100,000 patients. Its mission is to promote sustainable, diverse, and thriving agroecosystems, communities, and economies through eduction and research. This will greatly impact more than two thirds of kenyans who rely on traditional medicines for primary health care in a country where the doctor to patient ratio. Pastoralist livelihoods, livestock herd dynamics and trade in. Although its share of gross domestic product gdp has declinedfrom more than twofifths in 1964 to less than onefifth in the early 21st centuryagriculture supplies the manufacturing sector with raw materials and generates tax revenue and foreign exchange that support the rest.
Nivola explains the environmental issues in a simple, nonpoliticized manner, focusing on the relationship between people and local ecology and the virtues that enabled maathai and other kenyan women to restore the forests. O box 3014800100 nairobi, kenya abstract a baseline survey to document farmers perception and application of sustainable agricultural. Community land shall be managed in accordance with the law relating to community. V system sought to increase agricultural productivity and develop the institutions of the extension service. Vegetation cover assessment in turkana district, kenya i by moses oor0 olang kenya rangeland econoligical monitoring ubit, nairobi, kenya study area turkana district in northwestern kenya fig. Provides a guideline for development of appropriate methods to promote an. Baringo and kisumu counties of kenya for sustainable agriculture received 23 april, 2016 revised 24 may, 2016 accepted 2 june, 2016 published 24 june, 2016 atela j. The agroforestree database provides information on the management, use and ecology of a wide range of tree species which can be used in agroforestry. The sight of the newly bare patch of land made her start looking around for a source of. Unusually, the bulk of wood in kenya is outside state forests, mainly in farmlands and drylands.
The extension strategy used by the care international in kenya agroforestry extension project aep is described. It may include existing native forests and forests established by landholders. Growing maize for food and fodder kenya agricultural research institute p. Transforming lives and landscapes history of world agroforestry centre established in 1978 to promote agroforestry research in developing countries. Water shortage occasioned by prolonged drought has been a major hindrance to growth of the agribusiness sector in the drylands of kenya. Exploring demand side measures for the reduction of. Where the forest has survived human encroachment, it includes economically valuable trees such as cedar juniperus procera and varieties of podo. It covers an area of 9,462 km 2, including a plateau bordered by the great rift valley to the west, the aberdares mountain range to the south and mt. Most inhabitants grow crops and keep livestock in small land units ranging from 0. The country has lost more than 8% of its forest cover since 1963. Kenya demographic and health survey 2014 fr308 the dhs. Nuru kenya agriculture program promotes agroforestry in.
Today, kenya is among countries of the world with a forest cover of less than 2% of total land mass. World agroforestry icraf is a centre of science and development excellence that harnesses the benefits of trees for people and the environment. Jul 20, 2018 farm ponds are quickly emerging as novel hubs for integrated, climatesmart technologies promoted through the drylands development programme in the vast semiarid landscapes of kitui county in eastern kenya. Kenya, where the agriculture sector is projected to provide up to 70 percent of jobs between 20 and 2017 the county government of bungoma 20. Land ownership and its impact on adoption of agroforestry practices among rural households in kenya. The mountain grassland occurs above the forest line at about 10,000 ft. Kenyas hiv epidemic affects most of its general population, but groups of men who have sex with men, women, sex workers and people who. To slow down further loss of these resources requires the collaboration of farmers in tree planting in agroforestry systems.
Nivola wangari maathai 19402011 lived in the african nation of kenya. Kenya western kenya site p oor land management, deforestation and pollution are threatening the livelihoods of 30 million people dependent upon lake victoria for fishing, transport, irrigation and electricity generation. This article analyzes agroforestry practices among the ndia and gichugu kikuyu of kirinyaga, kenya, at the turn of the century, before the onset of colonial rule. Funding for the kdhs was provided by the government of kenya with. The presa propoor rewards for environmental services in africa project is focusing on the. Kenya forestry master plan recognition of local forest users anna ruotsalainen abstract the human population of kenya is rising very fast. Our activities span over 44 countries in six regions. Central kenya is the second smallest province covering an area of,220km 2, approximately 2. However, economic activities around the dams catchment are causing sedimentation and.
Agriculture plays an important role in kenyas economy. We have a longstanding partnership with kenya and cooperate in the countrys economic, security, and development policies. A comparative performance of indigenous chicken in baringo. Therefore the official language is english and the national language is kiswahili. This is a useful survey and critique, with some illustrations. Vegetation cover assessment in turkana district, kenya. Farm ponds are quickly emerging as novel hubs for integrated, climatesmart technologies promoted through the drylands development programme in the vast semiarid landscapes of kitui county in eastern kenya.
Scaling up sustainable agriculture land management in. The following project, for an arboretum and indigenous highland forest in kenya, provides a good initial example of this. Agriculture can help mitigate climate change through reducing emissions from the agricultural sector and pressure on surrounding forests by investing in. Growing maize for food and fodder home kenya agricultural. Leveraging the worlds largest repository of agroforestry science and information, we develop knowledge practices, from farmers fields to the global sphere, to ensure food security and. Proposal for an arboretum and indigenous highland forest in kenya. Strategy for agroforestry development in ugandas drylands willy kakuru1, clement okia2 and john okorio3 a paper presented at the regional drylands agroforestry workshop, 1 3 september, 2004. Scaling up sustainable agriculture land management in bungoma. She won the nobel peace prize in 2004 for her work to improve the environment. This is the story of wangari maathai, a naturalist who loved her country of kenya. Kenya has continued to face the wrath of deforestation since independence. Agriculture accounts for 65 percent of kenyas total exports and comprises five major subsectors. The other landrelated conflicts in kenya manifest themselves through what is commonly known as the humanwildlife conflicts.
Pdf factors affecting adoption of agroforestry practice. Balancing competing interests for ecosystem services in. School of physical sciences and technology, department of geo sciences and the environment, in partial fulfillment of the award of bachelor of technology in environment resource management november 2015. Strategy for agroforestry development in ugandas drylands. Read the selection and answer the questions that follow. Zonation and characteristics of the vegetation of mt. However, climate change presents many challenges, as well as new opportunities, for the development of. The presa propoor rewards for environmental services in. Dec 09, 2015 if you manage to harvest 3000 trees at full maturity which is 4 to 5 years and sell each unprocessed piece to a processing plant at ksh3,500 then you will expect ksh10,500,000 in sales revenue. Kenyas food security and nutrition status has much room to improve.
It is the third most densely populated province with about 282 persons per km 2. A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational resources about agroforestry, trees, and sustainable stewardship of land and water. Abstract agro forestry has demonstrated great potential in dealing with the problems of low farm production and increased degradation of forests as a result of human induced pressure. Balancing competing interests for ecosystem services in the. Pastoralist livelihoods, livestock herd dynamics and trade. This book is part of the read for success collection. The level of timber and charcoal demand in urban areas such as dar es salaam. It shows how religious beliefs, tenure relations based on a communal propertyrights regime, and farm forestry practices. Jan 08, 2010 indigenous vs exotic trees in kenya i promised to reveal a silver lining to the black cloud of my motherinlaws forced felling of part of the eucalypt plantation shes been tending and coppicing forever, her main source of firewood, so here goes. Nuru kenyas agriculture program is offering a diversified loan package in 2014, including a robust mix of crops including maize, brown sorghum and millet. Agroforestry is a practice of growing crops, rearing animals along tree planting on the same unitpiece of land. Farm ponds offer a unique integrated solution for kitui.