CIFOR-ICRAF has had a presence in Kenya since 1978, with Nairobi serving as one of two headquarters. Over the years, we have built partnerships and work closely with government ministries and agencies, county governments, academia, research institutions, development partners and civil society organisations. Our research and development work focuses on generating evidence-based solutions and analysis to inform national policies, plans and strategies on agroforestry, forestry and climate change, including current work to develop the National Agroforestry Strategy.
Major research areas include food and nutrition security, water management in agricultural systems to cushion against recuring floods and droughts, soil fertility, agricultural productivity, climate change mitigation and adaptation, rain and floodwater management, sustainable woodfuel production, and land restoration. In addition, we are supporting the establishment of the Forest Observatory of Eastern and Southern Africa (OFESA), developing policies and practices to enhance co-benefits from joint forest and water conservation, assessing the impact of land use on water and nutrient cycling in the South-West Mau, and supporting incentives to reduce the climate impact of livestock.
More recently, we have embarked on long-term work with diverse partners to tackle critically important challenges and achieve transformational change in key geographical locations within the country and cross border, through Tsavo-Amboseli-Mara-Serengeti and Refugee-Hosting and Engagement Landscapes, respectively.
Key outcomes
CIFOR-ICRAF forestry and agriculture analyses contributed to the mitigation sub-component of the National Climate Change Action (NCCAP) plan.
Research has contribute to increased capacity for monitoring and reporting of land restoration efforts at county and national levels, and associated uptake and scaling of gender-transformative restoration approaches.
Research has helped inform various policy processes, including development of Charcoal Briquette Standards in the Bioenergy Strategy 2020–2027, and most recently the national agroforestry strategy.
Development of fodder technologies that are protein-rich have boosted milk production and incomes for smallholder dairy farmers.
Databases and maps have been developed for suitable fruit trees, soil properties (through the Online Soil Properties Prediction tool), and flood zones including rainwater-harvesting potentials and erosion hotspots. The Watershed Management Protocol Application (WAMPA) was used in a physiographic study of Mwache catchment and to develop the Food and Water Security Master plan for Turkana County.
Research in Kenya’s ‘water towers’ showed that citizen science can be a simple, inexpensive way to monitor water across landscapes.
Partners
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)
Africa Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)
African Network for Agriculture, Agroforestry and Natural Resources Education (ANAFE)
Amaya Triangle Initiative (ATI)
Centre for Training and Integrated Research in ASAL Development (CETRAD)
County Government of Makueni
Danish Refugee Agency (DRC)
Green Innovation Centre Kenya
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives – Kenya
Ministry of Energy – Kenya
Ministry of Environment and Forestry – Kenya
Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation – Kenya
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Northern Rangeland Trust (NRT)
Pennsylvania State University
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
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