1 OVERVIEW OF SOCIOECONOMIC ASPECTS OF TANA BASIN D.W. Kilambya*, P.M. Maingi*, F.M. Murithi* and P.T. Gicheru* * Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) 11 th October 2006

2 DISTRICTS WITHIN TANA BASIN DISTRICTAREA (Km 2 ) EMBU67.3 GARISSA670.8 ISIOLO253.0 KIRINYAGA136.1 KITUI LAIKIPIA8.9 LAMU75.7 MACHAKOS198.3 MALINDI288.6 MARAGUA60.0 MBEERE193.2 MERU CENTRAL147.7 MERU NORTH194.6 MERU SOUTH101.0 MURANGA85.6 MWINGI924.4 NYANDARUA0.6 NYERI227.7 TANA RIVER THARAKA144.6 THIKA15.6 Total8930.8

3 ROADS, TOWNS AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM OF TANA BASIN

4 NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS IN TANA BASIN

5 NUMBER OF MALES IN TANA BASIN

6 NUMBER OF FEMALES IN TANA BASIN

7 MALE/FEMALE COMPARISON PER DISTRICT

8 DIVISIONAL POPULATION DENSITY

9 TANA BASIN POVERTY INDEX BY DISTRICT

10 LAND USE OF TANA BASIN

11 MAIN CROPS AND LIVESTOCK UPPER BASIN Dairy Maize Coffee Tea Beans Potatoes Shoats Bananas Poultry Fruits Vegetables Wheat Flowers LOWER BASIN Maize Beans Cowpeas Millet Green grams Cassava Cattle Shoats Poultry Bee keeping Fruits Coconut Cashew nuts

12 RESPODENTS MAIN SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER SOURCEWET SEASON (%) DRY SEASON (%) Piped water in compound Public outdoor tap/ borehole Protected well Unprotected well/ rain water River/lake/pond Vendor/track Other Total100 Source: Derived from the Second Report on Poverty in Kenya Nov. 2000

13 MAIN CONSTRAINTS TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION Poor marketing of farm produce Inadequate, expensive and poor quality farm inputs Lack of market information High cost of farm labour Sub-division of land into uneconomic units Insufficient water for domestic and livestock consumption and for irrigation Low and unreliable rainfall Poor infrastructure – roads etc Land degradation (soil erosion, overgrazing)

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