Scaling up participatory agroforestry extension in Kenya: from pilot projects to extension policy

Author(s)
Anyonge, T M
Holding, Christine
Kareko, K K
Kimani, J W
Editor(s)
Eade, Deborah
Publication date
2001-08-01
Subject
Food and livelihoods
Approach and methodology
Keywords
Agriculture
Development methods
Development in Practice Journal
DiP
Country
Kenya

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/130485
DOI
10.1080/09614520120066738
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
This paper describes developments in forestry extension in two districts of Kenya conducted under the auspices of the Nakuru and Nyandarua Forestry Extension Project 1990-1995 and the subsequent influence of those developments on extension policy pertaining to agroforestry in Kenya. It provides examples of innovative aspects within a conventional service-delivery programme and describes in some detail the successes, weaknesses, and opportunities of the pilot activities using a participatory extension methodology. These activities, together with others piloted in the country, have contributed to conceptualising the bottom-up planning approaches that underpin the National Agricultural Extension and Livestock Programme, a government programme that, in conjunction with the ongoing government restructuring, has replaced the previously dominant national approach of Training and Visit. The current programme relies on interdisciplinary and participatory planning in focal areas.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>
Pages
11
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
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