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   Scaling up Sustainable Agriculture Land Management in Bungoma County, Kenya

   Policy Papers & Briefs

   March, 2015

   Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa

   climate change

   agriculture

   land management

   food security

   Agricultural landscapes must provide food, fiber and energy to

   a growing population in a changing climate, while potentially

   serving as instruments for climate change mitigation. Agriculture

   is the backbone of the Kenyan economy, contributing approximately

   25% of the GDP annually and employing more than 75%

   of the population (The Government of Kenya 2010). The development

   of agriculture is also important for poverty reduction since

   most of the vulnerable groups, like pastoralists, the landless, and

2. Library Resource

   

   Implementing smallholder carbon projects: building local institutional capacity through participatory action research

   Policy Papers & Briefs

   March, 2015

   Kenya, Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa

   agricultural land management

   Two smallholder agricultural carbon projects in East Africa engaged in a participatory action research process to identify ways local actors could take on larger management roles within the projects. Key lessons from this process were:

   * Community-based intermediaries can play a leading role in land- management trainings and supportive roles in carbon measurement and marketing.

   * Local government participation is critical to project success.

3. Library Resource

   

   Characterisation of smallholder red meat production and marketing systems in Maputo and Limpopo Corridor in Mozambique: Results of a baseline study

   Policy Papers & Briefs

   March, 2015

   Mozambique, Africa, Southern Africa

   Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism

   rangelands