Implementing the Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture project activities in Kenya and Nairobi

Published on 31 January 2012

Research Areas

Agrobiodiversity, Climate Change, Crops, Ecosystem Management, Forestry & Agroforestry, Livestock, Policy & Institutions

Countries

Kenya

Timeline

Start Date: 15 August 2011 | End Date: 30 September 2012

Overview

In this project, ICRAF will undertake the following activities:
1. Collect and review soco-economic and biophysical data from existing projects; work with farmers to identify barriers and incentives to adoption and develop a menu of suitable climate-smart practices.
2. Develop capacity of farmers, farmer groups and development and extension practitioners for increased crop-livestock-tree productivity using climate smart practices through training and demonstration sites.
3. Measure baseline ecosystem characteristics and monitor changes using the Land Health Surveillance Framework and employ Greenhouse Gas flux measurements.

Tags

Agriculture, Capacity building, Climate change, Crop-livestockk tree productivity, Land Health Surveillance