1. Practical aspects of implementing
FMNR
Beating Famine Conference, Malawi
14th -17th April 2015
Caroline Njiru
World Vision Kenya
2. The approach
FMNR in Kenya
kicked off in April
2013,with a
project launch at
the community
level where all the
stakeholders in
the community
were invited.
The initiative
adopted a bottom
up approach.
Bottom up approach
National gov’t,
County gov’t, policy
makers
Grass
root:farmers,Community
opinion leaders , gate
keepers, government
leaders,CBOs/NGOs
Research
Strengthening
community Voice
and Action
4. Identification
and training of
extension
agents
Identification of
extension agents(state
and non state) by the
community
Training of the identified
extension agents on
FMNR.
The agents are
‘teachers’ of the concept
in the community and do
farmer to farmer training
including FMNR follow
up and monitoring
17. Enabling factors
Bottom up approach
Community education and awareness.
Riding on the early adopters
Learning sites( individual farms/public sites)
Defined land and tree tenure, joint management on
communal land(By laws)
Stopping destructive burning and educate community on
managing wildfires
Policy intergration,partnerships(government,CBOs,women
groups,youth groups etc),
Connecting FMNRwith farmers livelihoods.
18. Lessons learnt
Bottom up approach is key, you have to win the farmers!
It is important to build a movement of champions(both
community and institutions)
Motivation of extension agents should be considered
Use existing community structures
Acknowledge indigenous knowledge
It is important to contextualise(connecting with the source
livelihood of the community)
Tree and land Tenure/ownership, affect uptake, where user
rights or land tenure defined uptake is high
Capacity building community on alternative livelihood and
energy options are key investments that can enhance success.
Children and schools are a major catalyst for FMNR spread.
Law and legislation(Policy),partnerships(government and non
government) key in FMNR spread.