Sustainable Land Management
Mainstreaming of Sustainable land management activities in 6 cattle corridor districts project
What is the project about?
This project aimed to mainstream Sustainable Land Management (SLM) into district and local government development plans and to identify and implement priority SLM interventions to improve livelihoods of local communities in the cattle corridor of the country.
It focused on 3 outputs namely:-
- Strengthening the capacity for SLM in the cattle corridor as well as capacity of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)/National Action Plan (NAP) Focal Point to support SLM Country Programmes,
- Mainstreaming of priority SLM interventions in the District Development Plans (DDPs) and budgets with enhanced capacity for decision making and Implementation of innovative priority SLM interventions.
The project was also implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and covering 6 districts.
Accomplishments
The project accomplishments included;
- Action plans integrating Sustainable Land Management practises and environmental concerns have been developed and completed in 210 parishes, 30 sub-counties in the project districts
- Conservation agricultural practices (minimum tillage) has been adopted among 400 farmers in 6 dryland districts resulting in increased yield by 200-300% for maize and beans among pilot communities.
These practices increased community resilience and are now being adopted and replicated by local authorities and other farmer groups in the cattle corridor districts.
Who finances it?
The project had a total funding of USD $2,200,000. US$ 1,644,364 from the Government of Norway through the UNDP Dry lands Development Centre, USD$356,000 from UNDP core resources and USD $199,636 from Government funds.
23 Mar 2022
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