Presented at the Country Learning Exchange held during the 7th GLTN Partners meeting 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya.

2. LAND RESOURCE AS A MAJOR LIVELIHOOD SOURCE
Risk: Population growth and pressure, encroachment, corruption in
management, land grabbing by the powerful real estate
development, tourism and conservancies e.t.c, climate change, lack
of data on land and farmers and land degradation.
Impact: conflicts, lack of service delivery, limited access to resources
and food insecurity mostly to poor.
Remedy: Technology to map and record resource rights results to
sustainable management.
Counties covered by the project are; Bomet, Kirinyaga and Embu.
A model for implementation was established amongst different
partners led by Resource Conflict Institute (RECONCILE); supported
Pamoja Trust, Small Dairy Commercialization Programme (SDCP),
Upper Tana Natural Resource Programme, National Irrigation Board
Thro’ Mwea Irrigation Scheme (MIS),Technical University and
Regional Centre for Mapping Resource and Development (RCMRD)

3. PROJECT OBJECTIVE & OUTPUT
OBJECTIVES
To improve water supply (and
use) efficiency to rice out-
grower farmers in MIS through
participatory enumeration rice
out-grower farm families,
To integrate geo-spatial data in
the monitoring and evaluation
system in sdcp, MIS and
UTaNRMP.
To strengthen security of tenure
of grazing rights from
encroachment and sustainable
utilization of the grazing and
water resources
OUTPUTS
Expand, integrate and
operationalise STDM–
based land information
database among out
grower rice farmers in
Ndekia area to enhance
efficiency, productivity,
production &
management.
Expand, integrate and
operationalise STDM–
based land information
database in the dairy
commercialization areas
SDCP for sustainable
common resource
management.
KEY AREAS
Mwea:
• Secure irrigation water supply (and use)
efficiency for productivity and production to
out-grower rice farmers in Ndekia blocks in Mwea
on private land.
• Water services; protection, supply, management
and sustainability to ensure equity with number of
farmers, paddy acreage and canal conveyance.
Bomet:
• Secure common resources for improved dairy
production.
• Encroachment of grazing lands
• Communal management of shared resources
e.g water pans, cattle dips, salt licks results
• Pastures for dairy animals for production
sustainability.

4. Implementation at the community level

5. LIMS DATABASE FOR COMMON RESOURCES DCA
• As a results of mapping these resources using a GPS and
customised questionnaires, communities are taking direct
responsibility in management & the encroached land is being
surrendered. DCA 1 communities set up committee governance
structures tasked with reconstruction of abandoned, encroached,
contested and mismanaged resources
• DCA I -512 household information 43 common resources mapped
(Sugumerga).
• DCA II -300 household information 52 common resources mapped
(Kembu).
• DCA III -218 household information 11 common resources having
been mapped (Ndaraweta).
• 36 Community members were trained on how to collect socio-
economic and spatial data.
• 2 technical staffs were trained on data management within the
STDM database.

6. LIMS DATABASE OF PADDIES
IN NDEKIA OUT GROWERS• 743 households mapped using customized
questionnaires to populate the database with
information as well as enable National Irrigation Board
and Water Users Association acquire the farmers’
information thus having the population density of
Ndekia.
• 769 paddies mapped using GPS to populate the
database with spatial details of the paddies to ascertain
acreage that would be handy in realizing the water
volume distribution thus encouraging water efficiency
services.
• Canals off take & check out gates mapped to enable
clarity of water distribution/conveyance in relation to the
relevant sections as divided within Ndekia.
• 34 Community members were trained on how to collect
socio-economic and spatial data.
• 11 technical staffs were trained on data management
within the STDM database

8. 10 OUTCOME POINTS
1. Sustainable natural resource
management:
2. Increased Rice production:
3. Extension of services:
4. Community empowerment:
5. Improved water conveyance
infrastructure:
6. Gender and Youth inclusivity:
7. Local level governance committee:
8. Partnership with diverse stakeholders:
9. Community Participation enhanced:
10.Contribution to policy agenda for
agriculture and livestock.

9. WALKING WITH THE COMMUNITIES……
Using technology to enhance
production among farmers
need well thought through
approaches to:
-Recognize diverse dynamics
-Manage expectations
-Facilitate effective and easy
mechanism for information
use and management
It presents an opportunity for
counties to integrate the
outputs into the County
Spatial planning process
through enumeration and
recordation of land rights.

10. Resource mapping
Mapping and zoning local critical
resource areas with communities
leading helps achieve greater
capacity and production capacity
for Small Holder Farmers.
Conclusion
STDM is simple and easy
to use by anyone in the
rural areas.
The enumeration and
mapping process engages
local communities, thereby
gaining from as well as
reinforcing knowledge and
skills on tenure security;
It demonstrates easily the
overlaps of user rights that
can be presented in maps,
thereby helping resolve
conflicts.
Upscale and Out-scale
framework
Develop a comprehensive
framework for the upscale and
outscale of STDM and establishing
monitoring system component of
livelihoods production and land
resources.

11. ASANTE
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