Landscape mapping for upscaling CSA in the Nyando Basin, Kenya

The Nyando Basin in South West Kenya has been an area where the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has been actively promoting CSA interventions (see the Output Networks section). Upscaling of successful interventions is the next natural step to take. How...

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Main Authors: Wesenbeeck, Lia van, Asseldonk, Marcel van, Gathiaka, John, Mulwa, Richard, Oostendorp, Remco, Radeny, Maren A.O., Recha, John W.M., Wattel, Cor
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105877
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author Wesenbeeck, Lia van
Asseldonk, Marcel van
Gathiaka, John
Mulwa, Richard
Oostendorp, Remco
Radeny, Maren A.O.
Recha, John W.M.
Wattel, Cor
author_browse Asseldonk, Marcel van
Gathiaka, John
Mulwa, Richard
Oostendorp, Remco
Radeny, Maren A.O.
Recha, John W.M.
Wattel, Cor
Wesenbeeck, Lia van
author_facet Wesenbeeck, Lia van
Asseldonk, Marcel van
Gathiaka, John
Mulwa, Richard
Oostendorp, Remco
Radeny, Maren A.O.
Recha, John W.M.
Wattel, Cor
author_sort Wesenbeeck, Lia van
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description The Nyando Basin in South West Kenya has been an area where the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has been actively promoting CSA interventions (see the Output Networks section). Upscaling of successful interventions is the next natural step to take. However, whereas small-scale interventions may be successful for individual farmers, upscaling may change the environment in which these interventions take place (system changes). Typical issues that need to be addressed under upscaling include economic impacts, agro-ecological impacts, and institutional impacts. For economic impacts, the central issue is whether output markets are able to absorb increasing amounts of CSA products (in the Nyando Basin among others goat, sheep and chicken products), whether input markets are able to supply larger quantities of required fertilizer, (improved) seed, and feed, and whether credit is available to invest at scale in improved seeds, planting of trees and soil and water management. To ensure sustainable upscaling, it may be necessary to reach out to new consumers, or new sources for inputs. Agro-ecological impacts refer to changing input requirements, predominantly of fodder, while institutional impacts relate to barriers that may exist in current laws and regulations.
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spelling CGSpace1058772025-12-02T10:59:51Z Landscape mapping for upscaling CSA in the Nyando Basin, Kenya Wesenbeeck, Lia van Asseldonk, Marcel van Gathiaka, John Mulwa, Richard Oostendorp, Remco Radeny, Maren A.O. Recha, John W.M. Wattel, Cor climate-smart agriculture landscape agriculture food security The Nyando Basin in South West Kenya has been an area where the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has been actively promoting CSA interventions (see the Output Networks section). Upscaling of successful interventions is the next natural step to take. However, whereas small-scale interventions may be successful for individual farmers, upscaling may change the environment in which these interventions take place (system changes). Typical issues that need to be addressed under upscaling include economic impacts, agro-ecological impacts, and institutional impacts. For economic impacts, the central issue is whether output markets are able to absorb increasing amounts of CSA products (in the Nyando Basin among others goat, sheep and chicken products), whether input markets are able to supply larger quantities of required fertilizer, (improved) seed, and feed, and whether credit is available to invest at scale in improved seeds, planting of trees and soil and water management. To ensure sustainable upscaling, it may be necessary to reach out to new consumers, or new sources for inputs. Agro-ecological impacts refer to changing input requirements, predominantly of fodder, while institutional impacts relate to barriers that may exist in current laws and regulations. 2019-11-01 2019-11-25T13:05:37Z 2019-11-25T13:05:37Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105877 en Open Access application/pdf van Wesenbeeck L, van Asseldonk M, Gathiaka J, Mulwa R, Oostendorp R, Radeny M, Recha J, Wattel C. 2019. Landscape mapping for upscaling CSA in the Nyando Basin, Kenya. CCAFS Info Note. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
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landscape
agriculture
food security
Wesenbeeck, Lia van
Asseldonk, Marcel van
Gathiaka, John
Mulwa, Richard
Oostendorp, Remco
Radeny, Maren A.O.
Recha, John W.M.
Wattel, Cor
Landscape mapping for upscaling CSA in the Nyando Basin, Kenya
title Landscape mapping for upscaling CSA in the Nyando Basin, Kenya
title_full Landscape mapping for upscaling CSA in the Nyando Basin, Kenya
title_fullStr Landscape mapping for upscaling CSA in the Nyando Basin, Kenya
title_full_unstemmed Landscape mapping for upscaling CSA in the Nyando Basin, Kenya
title_short Landscape mapping for upscaling CSA in the Nyando Basin, Kenya
title_sort landscape mapping for upscaling csa in the nyando basin kenya
topic climate-smart agriculture
landscape
agriculture
food security
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105877
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