Generating carbon credits
from the Kenyan dairy
industry: A pilot study
Pilot project on the feasibility of generating carbon credit
through dairy productivity gains Second Project Stakeholder
Consultation Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya, 29 January 2013
Simon Fraval (ILRI)

Project concept
Increased productivity
generates less Funds support
emissions per unit of
Measuring reductions farmers’ efforts to
milk decrease emissions
in emissions and
•Feeding for milk yield meeting a buyer’s through productivity
•Feed additives for emission needs gains
reduction
•Site selection •Providing credit for input
•Waste management procurement
•Herd management. •Developing methodology
•Funding for extension
Including: milker •Baseline studies officers
replacement and •Verifying emissions
retirement, genetics, and •Advertising to buyers
animal health
After pilot project completion, assess
viability for other sites

Time frame
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Site selection
Feasibility study
Methodology development
Baseline study
Buyer Negotiations
Intervention
Monitoring and evaluation
Pilot review
Completed
Site selection commenced
To be completed September, 2012

Progress to-date
• Scoping study and country selection
• Forming a partnership between FAO, MLD
and ILRI.
• Stakeholder workshop with Kenyan ministries
and development partners
• Site selection shortlisting
• Methodology development
• Discussions with buyers

Site selection

District shortlisting
Resources
•Global Biomass Optimization Model
(GLOBIOM)
•Milk density extrapolations, based
on 2001 household survey data
(2005). ILRI data
•MoLD census data Provincial summaries of livestock population statistics for 2009 ('000 head)
•Disease, milk deficit, herd size
PROVINCE CATTLE PROVINCE CATTLE PROVINCE CATTLE
CENTRAL N/EASTERN Rift Valley 7449.8
Nyandarua North 122.0 Garissa 266.9 Nyanza 1748.7
Nyandarua South 110.1 Lagdera 197.8 Western 1063.5
Nyeri North 128.2 Fafi 86.3 Nairobi 54.5
Nyeri South 94.1 Ijara 352.6 Eastern 2260.1
Kirinyaga 144.1 Wajir South 331.5 Coast 960
Muranga North 102.6 Wajir North 189.7
Muranga South 112.2 Wajir East 159.8
Kiambaa 28.8 Wajir West 113.5
Kikuyu 32.8 Mandera Central 467.7
Kiambu West 22.5 Mandera East 306.8
Lari 34.9 Mandera West 302.5
Githunguri 57.0 TOTAL 2775.2
Thika East 21.2
Thika West 17.3
Ruiru 16.5
Gatanga 28.5
Gatundu 53.4
TOTAL 1125.9

Focus geographical areas
•Bomet, Kericho, western Nakuru, southern Keiyo-marakwet, Uasin-Gishu, Nandi and
western Nyandarua.

Active hubs for assessment

Hub selection
Resources:
Existing data on 17 EADD hubs
Primary data collection from non-EADD hubs
Non-EADD sites: 39
Interviewed: 13

Hub selection - EADD results
Four sets of selection criteria used, becoming
progressively more ‘relaxed’:
•S1: Chepkorio, Kipkelion and Ol Kalou
•S2: Tanykina
•S3: Olenguruone
•S4: Kabiyet and Siongiroi

Hub selection - Non-EADD
- Checklist
- Semi-structured
- Time ranging from ½ hour to two hours
Hub level data collection
Hub name
Data collected by
Interviewee(s)
Date
Data reviewed by
Background
District
Site name
Address
GPS co-ordinates (if possible)
Year Registered
Number of members
Number of suppliers
Number of milking cows
Chilling capacity
Estimated volume received in September 2011 to October 2012 (monthly)
Number of employees
Genetics
Estimate of total milking zebu/Local
Estimate of total milking cross breeds
Estimate of total milking pure dairy breeds
Has a breeding plan been developed and implemented Yes No Partially
Does the hub provide AI services or contract AI services Yes No
Adoption of AI (% of registered farmers using A.I service in the last 12 months)
>80% 61 to 80% 41 to 60% 21 to 40 <20%
Nutrition

Interviewed Non-EADD
Interviewed
Others

Hub selection - Shortlisted
Shortlisted
Others

Hub selection – screening
summary
No farmer interaction
Infancy
Insufficient governance or
administrative structures
Future potential
Shortlisted
N=30
On-going process identifying limitations with working with
shortlisted hubs.

Hub selection – shortlist
1) Kabiyet
2) Tanykina
3) Onesimus (Non-EADD stage gated)
4) Ol Kalou
5) Siongiroi
6) Chepkorio
7) Muki (Unconfirmed)
The opportunity to host the pilot project can be
tendered out by the Ministry of Co-operative
Development

From selection
to pilot

Next steps
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Site selection
Feasibility study
Methodology development
Baseline study
Buyer Negotiations Stakeholder workshop.
29/1/2013
Intervention
Monitoring and evaluation
Pilot review
Completed Site selection
commenced September,
To be completed 2012

Thank you
s.fraval@cgiar.org