Reports

Highlights High-input, rain-fed mechanized agriculture is the main livelihood source in Trans Nzoia County (Figure 1), contributing about 70% of an average household’s income. Maize, beans, dairy cow , and indigenous chickens are the key value chain commodities…

Highlights Agriculture is Murang’a County’s main economic activity. It plays a crucial role in food and nutrition security and accounts for 57% of the county’s employment. Murang’a County’s main farming systems are cash crop farming, mixed subsistence farming,…

Highlights Agriculture is the main source of livelihood in Turkana County. It creates more than 74% of household incomes and employs more than 45% of the population. Most farmers rely on pastoralism and rain-fed agriculture. This makes them…

Highlights Agriculture is the main economic activity in Bungoma County, with 78% of households directly involved in farming. It is the main source of food and provides raw materials to agro-industries. Bungoma County is in the former Western…

Highlights Agriculture is one of the main sources of livelihood in Narok County (Figure 1). It engages over 46% of the population. The county has an absolute poverty rate of 34%, and 12% of the population experiences…

Highlights Agriculture is the main economic activity in Kitui County (Figure 1), contributing to food security and generating 87% of rural household income. Local chicken, goats, mangoes, and green gram (mung beans) were selected as priority value chains…

Zinath Deen, a fish farmer from Vihiga County in Western Kenya. She has been practicing fish farming since 2012 in her farm called Tigoi Fish Farm. What began as a hobby for her later transformed into full-fledged…

Abstract/Description Agriculture is a fundamental part of Kenya’s economy, directly contributing 25% of the total gross domestic product (GDP) and another 27% indirectly through linkages to other sectors such as manufacturing, distribution and services; and accounts for…

Citation Recha J, Osumba J, Byarugaba G, Wandera B, Oggema S, Keizer M, Kasekende B, Shilomboleni H, Demissie T, Radeny M, Solomon D. 2020. Small and medium-sized enterprise champions promoting climate resilient agriculture in Eastern Africa. CCAFS…

Citation Birir A. 2020. Effect of social capital on adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Nyando Basin, Kenya. CCAFS Info Note. Wageningen, The Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Key messages Climate - smart…