Kenyan farmers in Kisumu and Vihiga are embracing nature-positive agri-food systems

Nature-positive solutions are practices that sustainably provide food and livelihoods for farmers while ensuring that agriculture is a net positive contributor to biodiversity and nature. In Kenya, the CGIAR Nature-Positive Solutions (NATURE+) Initiative is working with farmers to implement these pr...

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Autores principales: Kinuthia, Dickson, Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Davis, Kristin E., Zhang, Wei, Hettiarachchi, Upeksha
Formato: Blog Post
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CGIAR System Organization 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169379
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author Kinuthia, Dickson
Boukaka, Sedi Anne
Davis, Kristin E.
Zhang, Wei
Hettiarachchi, Upeksha
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Davis, Kristin E.
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description Nature-positive solutions are practices that sustainably provide food and livelihoods for farmers while ensuring that agriculture is a net positive contributor to biodiversity and nature. In Kenya, the CGIAR Nature-Positive Solutions (NATURE+) Initiative is working with farmers to implement these practices, especially through NATURE+ farms, where farmers come together to implement nature-positive solutions, which are being designed in Kisumu and Vihiga Counties. On 4-5 December 2023, Initiative researchers visited the NATURE+ farms to explore whether games can be used to support capacity strengthening and experiential learning for better uptake of nature-positive solutions. A key objective of the visit was to learn about the “real-life context” for the games, including 1) Community attributes and individual attributes: identities, livelihoods, motivations, and mental models, 2) Governance: interactions and formal and informal rules and processes that shape how people make decisions, share power, and enforce agreed rules, and 3) Biophysical environment: state of shared resources and infrastructure.
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spelling CGSpace1693792025-06-30T08:32:21Z Kenyan farmers in Kisumu and Vihiga are embracing nature-positive agri-food systems Kinuthia, Dickson Boukaka, Sedi Anne Davis, Kristin E. Zhang, Wei Hettiarachchi, Upeksha sustainability food livelihoods agriculture governance biophysics Nature-positive solutions are practices that sustainably provide food and livelihoods for farmers while ensuring that agriculture is a net positive contributor to biodiversity and nature. In Kenya, the CGIAR Nature-Positive Solutions (NATURE+) Initiative is working with farmers to implement these practices, especially through NATURE+ farms, where farmers come together to implement nature-positive solutions, which are being designed in Kisumu and Vihiga Counties. On 4-5 December 2023, Initiative researchers visited the NATURE+ farms to explore whether games can be used to support capacity strengthening and experiential learning for better uptake of nature-positive solutions. A key objective of the visit was to learn about the “real-life context” for the games, including 1) Community attributes and individual attributes: identities, livelihoods, motivations, and mental models, 2) Governance: interactions and formal and informal rules and processes that shape how people make decisions, share power, and enforce agreed rules, and 3) Biophysical environment: state of shared resources and infrastructure. 2024-01-26 2025-01-17T21:41:49Z 2025-01-17T21:41:49Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169379 en Open Access CGIAR System Organization Kenyan farmers in Kisumu and Vihiga are embracing nature-positive agri-food systems. Blog. CGIAR System Organization. https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/kenyan-farmers-in-kisumu-and-vihiga-are-embracing-nature-positive-agri-food-systems/
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agriculture
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Boukaka, Sedi Anne
Davis, Kristin E.
Zhang, Wei
Hettiarachchi, Upeksha
Kenyan farmers in Kisumu and Vihiga are embracing nature-positive agri-food systems
title Kenyan farmers in Kisumu and Vihiga are embracing nature-positive agri-food systems
title_full Kenyan farmers in Kisumu and Vihiga are embracing nature-positive agri-food systems
title_fullStr Kenyan farmers in Kisumu and Vihiga are embracing nature-positive agri-food systems
title_full_unstemmed Kenyan farmers in Kisumu and Vihiga are embracing nature-positive agri-food systems
title_short Kenyan farmers in Kisumu and Vihiga are embracing nature-positive agri-food systems
title_sort kenyan farmers in kisumu and vihiga are embracing nature positive agri food systems
topic sustainability
food
livelihoods
agriculture
governance
biophysics
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