Scaling up Sustainable Agricultural Land Management in Bungoma County, Kenya

Overview

What local governments can do

Promoting sustainable agricultural land management activities has multiple benefits for farmers, ecosystems, and the global climate. But what can local governments do to help? This brief presents recommended policy priorities for the Kenyan context that address this issue.

Specifically, relevant levels of government in Bungoma should:

1. Build the capacity of Bungoma County’s technical officers to train on SALMs.
2. Promote a farmer-to-farmer extension system as a cost-effective way to scale-up extension services for SALM.
3. Support the development of farm enterprises and Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) along with SALM training.
4. Develop and implement a farmer-centered, cost effective system of monitoring and evaluation of SALM implementation and benefits in the County.
5. Build on the implementation of SALM practices in the County to promote integrated landscape management.

Supporters

This work was undertaken as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), which is a strategic partnership of CGIAR and Future Earth. This research was carried out with funding by the European Union (EU) and with technical support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The views expressed in the document cannot be taken to reflect the official opinions of CGIAR, Future Earth, or donors.