Conservation and rehabilitation of degraded soils in Western Kenya
The Soil Protection and Rehabilitation (ProSoil) project in Western Kenya was funded by the BMZs One World Without Hunger (SEWOH) initiative. It used a micro-catchment approach that combines on-farm and off-farm soil protection and rehabilitation (SPR) measures and seeked to involve all stakeholders within the catchment area in the participatory planning, implementation and monitoring of these measures. For on-farm measures, the project trained and sensitized farmers to make individual commitments. These included elements of conservation agriculture (minimum tillage, cover crops, crop rotation, intercropping), integrated soil fertility management, push-pull technology, biological fertilizers, disease, pest and weed control, and agroforestry. For off-farm measures, the project worked with Water Resource User Associations (WRUAs) and farmer groups to incorporate them into their management plans. These included vegetative cross slope barriers (CSBs), small stone walls along slopes and rivers, afforestation, and drainage ditches. A cascade structure of local implementing partners (IPs), model farmers and pilot fields was used for training, ensuring local ownership and the ability to reach a large number of farmers.
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