1. COUNTRY REPORT KENYA BY MS ANNE NKIROTE KIMAITA MS REBECCA WANJIKU NJUGUNA

2. KENYA

3. General Information Area: 593,000 km 2  11, 000 km 2 of water  582,000 km 2 of land mass Agriculturally divided into 3 main production zones: high rainfall zone: >1000mm medium rainfall zone: 750-1000mm low rainfall zone:<750mm

4. Number of People in Rural Areas

5. GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT  District focus for rural development  Bottom up planning  Poverty reduction strategy  Economic recovery strategy for wealth creation and employment  Strategy for Revitalization for Agriculture (SRA)  Agriculture Sector Coordinating Unit (ASCU)  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishery, Cooperative and Marketing

6. Programmes and Projects  National Agriculture and Livestock Extension Programme (NALEP)  Njaa Marufuku Kenya (NMK)  ASAL Based Livestock and Rural Livelihoods Support Project (ALLPRO)  Mount Kenya and Environmental Programme (MKEP)  Smallholder Marketing Projects (SHOMAP)  Etc.

7. BEST PRACTICES CONCERNING RURAL DEVELOPMENT Micro finance initiatives Banks and financial institutions geared towards empowering the rural folks and specifically the low income earners  Kenya women finance trust.  K-rep  Faulu Kenya  Equity  K.C.B

8. PROBLEMS High economic value attached to land ownership has led to holding of land for speculative purposes Developers and individuals have turned agricultural land into residential estates Subdivision of land in the low potential areas into small non-economic parcels Persistent to long drought period Over reliance on rain-fed agriculture Land degradation Environmental degradation

9. PROSPECTS Establishment of a clear land policy guideline Collaborative and pluralistic service delivery systems: e.g. Extension provides + financier + a consumer + input provider + processor + a marketer Exploit the unirrigated land to its full potential Adopt conservation agriculture technologies

10. Asante Sana