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Western Kenya Integrated Ecosystem Management Project . Patrick Gicheru LouVerchot Louis Gachimbi A.M. Karuku Samuel Ombaga Frida Maina Wachira Kaguogo. Application Description. Western Kenya Nzoia (12,000 Km 2 ) Yala (2,500 Km 2 ) (good data on one of the 100 Km 2 blocks)
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Western Kenya Integrated Ecosystem Management Project Patrick Gicheru LouVerchot Louis Gachimbi A.M. Karuku Samuel Ombaga Frida Maina Wachira Kaguogo
Application Description • Western Kenya • Nzoia (12,000 Km2) • Yala (2,500 Km2) (good data on one of the 100 Km2 blocks) • Nyando (4000 Km2) (Good data one of the blocks 100 Km2 blocks) • Impact focal areas and control focal areas within 10 X 10 Kmblocks • 8000 to 12000 famillies • Production systems • Katuk Odeyo • Maize livestock • Kakamega • Mixed crop livestock systems
Indicators • Socio-economic • Household Income • Poverty • Food security (amount of calories per person) • Bio-Physical • Carbon sequestration • Sediment loads • Soil erosion • Nutrient balance • Nutrient depletion • Biodiversity (tree and shrub biodiversity and then other biodiversity e.g. bird)
Scenarios • Better Agro forestry Practices • Better Seed Varieties/breeds • Better feed management practices (cut and carry livestock feeding system) • Better Nutrient Management • Climatic change • Output Price Changes • Input Cost Changes • Introduction of Incentive Schemes • Carbon credits • Water harvesting for crop production • Tenure systems
Data • Good Data Available • Biophysical Characterization • Farming systems characterization • Baseline surveys • Socioeconomic baselines • Biodiversity (Woody vegetation, trees and shrubs and birds) • Carbon stocks • To be collected • Biodiversity (medicinal herbs, small mammals etc) • Nutmon
Work Plan • Stakeholders (KARI, ICRAF, COSOFAP, MoA, MENR, Maseno University, NGOs, CBOs, KEFRI, MoW and Farmers) • Data (cleaning and updating (October/November) • Modeling (November/December/January) • TOA Team Backstopping • What: Modeling • When: Late November/Early December • Reports & Presentations (Drafts April)