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Options for climate-smart Agriculture at Kaptumo site in Kenya

Author(s) -

C. Wambugu,

Steve Franzel,

Janie Rioux

Publication year - 2014

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.5716/wp14394.pdf

Subject(s) - agriculture , geography , agroforestry , climate change , environmental planning , business , environmental resource management , agricultural economics , environmental science , ecology , economics , biology , archaeology

vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS viii LIST OF TABLES ix 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 2.0 METHODOLOGY 3 2.1 Background information on the EADD programme and MICCA pilot project 3 3.0 RESULTS 5 3.1 Farmer characteristics in Kaptumo 5 3.2 Climate-smart options suitable for Kaptumo farmers 8 3.3 Agroforestry practices: planting trees on farms 10 3.4 Manure management and soil nutrient recycling processes 13 3.5 Conservation agriculture practices 15 3.6 Improving livestock production efficiency and resilience 18 3.7 Energy and other measures 21 3.8 Climate-smart agriculture practices: farmers’ priorities and features of main practices 25 3.9 Relevant institutions that can support the MICCA Pilot Project 29 4.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 30 5.0 REFERENCES 32 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Constraints and incentives to adoption of some climate-smart agriculture options 9 Table 2: The identification and ranking of climate-smart agricultural practices by farmers 25 Table 3: Features of climate-smart agriculture options at Kaptumo Pilot Site 27

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