CATEGORY: | CSA |
CSA PROJECT: | Climate smart agriculture practices |
SCALE: | National Coordination actions |
LOCATION: | Meru, Embu, Nakuru, Migori, Tharaka Nithi, Siaya, Kakamega, Nandi, Kiambu, Nyandarua, Bungoma |
PERIOD OF THE PROJECT: | 2017-current |
GRANT SIZE OF THE PROJECT: |
WOMEN FARMERS ASSOCIATION OF KENYA

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS
Women Farmers Association of Kenya is the national umbrella organization of women farmers in Kenya. The organization provides a platform for women farmers to articulate issues affecting them in the farming sector. Some of the activities of the organization include: awareness creation and sensitization on climate change opportunities; Promotion climate change mitigation technologies and strategies and providing a platform for linking up with (potential) climate change initiatives investors; Facilitate dialogue with policy makers to inform and support decision making on climate change initiative conduct trainings and demonstrations.
CONTEXT
Climate change is currently one of the biggest challenges of Kenya. The adverse impacts of climate change on the agricultural sector poses a huge challenge to farmers. This presents the need to sensitise farmers on the need to adapt to the climate change situation and engage in climate smart activities that mitigate climate change. Women Famers Association provide a platform to farmers across the country to articulate such issues.
OBJECTIVE
To build capacity of women farmers in Kenya to sustainably increase food and nutrition security
KEY INTERVENTIONS
FARM LEVEL | TARGET(NO OF FARMERS) | INDICATORS MONITORED |
Soil management | Women farmers and women groups | Yields, Cost/benefit analysis, Fertilizer use
Nutrient analysis, Trainings. |
Agroforestry | Women farmers and women groups | Biodiversity index; Trainings |
Promotion of drought tolerant crops | Women farmers and women groups | Food security, Farm yields |
Livestock feed management | Women farmers and women groups | Fodder ratio; Nutrient analysis; Emerging technologies |
Smart water management | Women farmers and women groups | Water use efficiency
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Disease and pest management | Women farmers and women groups | Farm yields |
BEYOND FARM LEVEL | TARGET BENEFICIARIES | INDICATORS MONITORED |
Gender (Youth and Women inclusion in CSA) | Youth and women | Beneficiaries; Gender inequality index
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Policy and Advocacy | Farmers | Policy gaps; Stakeholder analysis
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CSA based access to markets and value chains | Farmers | Farm yield |
PARTICIPATION IN KEY CLIMATE & AGRICULTURE NETWORKS
The organization is a member of the following networks: Climate Smart Agriculture Multistakeholder Platform; CGIAR-CCAFS; GIZ CAADP -ATVET TWG; BBV-Landfrauen Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH“(BBV-LIZ)/Bavarian Farmers Association; National Gender Working Group; Sector Skills Advisory Committee (SSAC); Kenya Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (KeFAAS)
INVOLVEMENT IN CSA
RELEVANCE OF CSA MSP TO WORK
- General research
- Policy formulation
- Knowledge dissemination
- Technology transfer
- Coordination and networking
- Communication
- Training
- Information about CSA
- Networking
- Learning and exchange
- Reporting and showcasing
- Develop new business
- Influence policy environment
RECOMMENDATION ON WAYS TO SUPPORT MSP
- Developing specific climate smart agriculture policies, legislations, strategies, plans
- Dissemination of climate smart agriculture knowledge and technologies
- Developing capacities of key actors involved in climate smart agriculture implementation
- Mobilizing actors and facilitating dialogue on climate smart agriculture issues/actions
- Conduct research to provide scientific evidence
- Monitoring, evaluation and audit of climate smart agriculture aspects to enhance accountability
- Coordination of actions
LESSONS LEARNED AND CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF CSA PROJECT
Community and resource mobilisation are very key to creating resilience of our communities, translating science evidence into policies and need for alliances. Some of the organisations‘ achievements include creation of networks and market linkages for farmers. Inadequate funds and changes in the global economy pose a challenge for the implementation of CSA practices. Farmers require trainning and retraining on CSA
RELEVANT LINKS & REFERENCES
Organisation Information and Contact Address Incase of Follow Up
Name: Daphne Muchai
Email address: dgatwiri@gmail.com. daphne@wofaakenya.org
Phone address: +254 725 009766
Organizational Physical address: Jonathan Estate, Suite 81; Along Lang’ata Road, P.O.
Box 5910-00200, Nairobi, Email: info@woFaAKenya.org
Organizational Website: www.wofaakenya.org