Enhancing Ecologically Resilient Food Security through Innovative Farming Systems in the Semi-Arid Midlands of Kenya : final technical report (March 2011 - August 2014)
2014
Brownhill, Leigh | Pelletier, Bernard | Kamau, Geoffrey | Bothi, Kimberly | Murithi, Festus
Technologies were selected, evaluated and prioritized by farmers (high-value traditional crops, indigenous chickens and a range of farm management practices), resulting in increased dietary diversity, consumption of foods of high micro-nutrient content, and farmers’, especially women farmers’ access to markets. The farmer-led approach catalyzed both horizontal and vertical scaling-up of adoption of resilience-building technologies and practices. The approach was also scaled-up vertically through adoption by Ministry of Agriculture sub-county officials in new areas. The farmer-led approach, builds on strengths of collective action, learning networks, participatory process, social capital and established peer extension practices.
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