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COUNTRY REPORT

COUNTRY REPORT. KENYA BY MS ANNE NKIROTE KIMAITA MS REBECCA WANJIKU NJUGUNA. KENYA. General Information. Area: 593,000 km 2  11, 000 km 2 of water  582,000 km 2 of land mass Agriculturally divided into 3 main production zones: high rainfall zone: >1000mm

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COUNTRY REPORT

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  1. COUNTRY REPORT KENYA BY MS ANNE NKIROTE KIMAITA MS REBECCA WANJIKU NJUGUNA

  2. KENYA

  3. General Information Area: 593,000 km2  11, 000 km2of water  582,000 km2 of land mass Agriculturally divided into 3 main production zones: • high rainfall zone: >1000mm • medium rainfall zone: 750-1000mm • low rainfall zone:<750mm

  4. Number of People in Rural Areas

  5. GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT • District focus for rural development  Bottom up planning • Poverty reduction strategy  Economic recovery strategy for wealth creation and employment  Strategy for Revitalization for Agriculture (SRA)  Agriculture Sector Coordinating Unit (ASCU)  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishery, Cooperative and Marketing

  6. Programmes and Projects • National Agriculture and Livestock Extension Programme (NALEP) • Njaa Marufuku Kenya (NMK) • ASAL Based Livestock and Rural Livelihoods Support Project (ALLPRO) • Mount Kenya and Environmental Programme (MKEP) • Smallholder Marketing Projects (SHOMAP) • Etc.

  7. BEST PRACTICES CONCERNING RURAL DEVELOPMENT Micro finance initiatives Banks and financial institutions geared towards empowering the rural folks and specifically the low income earners • Kenya women finance trust. • K-rep • Faulu Kenya • Equity • K.C.B

  8. PROBLEMS • High economic value attached to land ownership has led to holding of land for speculative purposes • Developers and individuals have turned agricultural land into residential estates • Subdivision of land in the low potential areas into small non-economic parcels • Persistent to long drought period • Over reliance on rain-fed agriculture • Land degradation • Environmental degradation

  9. PROSPECTS • Establishment of a clear land policy guideline • Collaborative and pluralistic service delivery systems: e.g. Extension provides + financier + a consumer + input provider + processor + a marketer • Exploit the unirrigated land to its full potential • Adopt conservation agriculture technologies

  10. Asante Sana

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