Sustainable Land Management in Agro Pastoral Production of Kenya

Sustainable Land Management in Agro- Pastoral Production System of Kenya (SLM) is a project implemented by Ministry of Livestock Production, Government of Kenya in partnership with the Global Environment Facility and United Nations Development Programme. The project’s overall goal is to provide the basis for economic development, food security and sustainable livelihoods while restoring the ecolog

ical integrity of Arid and Semi-arid Lands (ASALs). The objective of the project is to provide land users and managers with the financial incentives, enabling policy, institutional and capacity for effective adoption of SLM in the four districts (Mbeere North, Kyuso, Narok North and Dadaab). The project is achieved through three key project outcomes: Outcome 1: Knowledge based land use planning forms the basis for improving dry lands sustainable economic development; Outcome 2: Viability of the agro pastoralism production system increased through diversification and access to finances for SLM; Outcomes 3: Policy and institutional framework supportive of SLM mainstreaming in agro pastoral production system and ASALs.