CADEP-SFM Good Practices

The Good Practices derived from this project are as shown below:


  1. Growing Improved Mango On-Farm in Kitui County, Kenya.

    Kitui County is located in Eastern Kenya, in an arid and semi-arid region. The County faces challenges of low crop production mainly due to: low and unreliable rainfall which is about 500 mm per annum; high temperatures of between 18°C......


  2. Production of Frankincense for Making Uunsi Fragrance in Erigavo District, Somalia.

    Erigavo District is located in central Sanaag region of northern Somalia. The District is the largest and most populous in Sanaag region. About, 10 km to the north of the Erigavo are remnants of a juniper forest, found along the......


  3. Sustainable Production of Bitter Gum from Indigenous Aloe Species in Mogotio Sub-County, Kenya

    Mogotio Sub-County is located in southern part of Baringo County. The Sub-County has about 15,000 inhabitants. The region is semi-arid, with a mean temperature of about 32.8°C and annual average rainfall of 512 mm per year occurring in two seasons,......


  4. Domestication and Utilization of Aloe Turkanensis in Turkana County

    Turkana County is a vast arid and semi-arid region situated in Northern Kenya, covering an area of about 77,000 km2. The County is characterized by warm and hot climate, with temperatures of between 20ºC and 41ºC with a mean of......


  5. Rehabilitation of Rangelands through Grass Re-seeding in Turkana County

    Turkana County is a vast arid and semi-arid region situated in Northern Kenya covering an area of about 77,000 km2. The County is characterized by warm and hot climate where temperatures range between 20ºC and 41ºC with a mean of......


  6. On-Farm Propagation of Melia volkensii through Seed in Mbeere South Sub-County

    Mbeere South Sub-County of Embu County is located in Eastern Kenya and lies within latitude and longitude 0°41' and 45.92" North 37°41' and 10.03" East respectively. The Sub-County is semi-arid to arid in nature, receives bimodal annual rainfall of between......


  7. Growing Bamboo On-Farm as an Alternative to Traditional Cash Crops in Migori County

    Migori County is located in the south-western region of Kenya, between latitude 0o 24’ South and 0o 40’ South and Longitude 34o East and 34o 50’ East. Annual temperature ranges from 24oC to 31oC, while annual rainfall ranges between 700......


  8. Small-Scale Soap Production from Aloe vera in Koyonin, Marigat Sub-County, Kenya

    Marigat Sub-County is in Baringo County, Kenya and lies between latitude 00 20’N and 00 44’N and longitude 350 57’E and 360 12’E. The altitudinal range of the Sub-County is between 900 and 1200 m above sea level. The region......


  9. Use of Improved Cooking Stoves to Combat Desertification in Djibouti

    Djibouti is characterized by arid climatic conditions and is covered by various forms of deserts that include; stony deserts, rocky and stony deserts, sandy and gravel deserts as well as clay deserts. The country experiences a very short rainfall......


  10. Restoration and Conservation of Mangrove Forests in Kilifi County

    Kilifi County is located in coastal Kenya and lies at altitudinal range of 0 – 450 m above sea level, latitude 2o 20’ and 4o 0’ South, and longitude 39o 05’ and 40o 14’ East. The average annual rainfall ranges......


  11. Briquette Making at Small-Scale Level in Kajiado County, Kenya

    Wood energy in form of fire wood and charcoal is the primary source of energy for cooking and heating in Kenya. It is estimated that 90% of Kenyan rural households use firewood while 83% of urban households depend on charcoal......


  12. Growing Melia Volkensii for Improved Livelihood and Environmental Conservation in Makueni County, Kenya

    Makueni County is located in Eastern Kenya and lies between latitude 10 35’ and 30 00’ South and longitude 370 10’ and 380 30’ East. The County is generally dry, exhibiting semi-arid to arid conditions. The average annual rainfall ranges......


  13. Management of Prosopis Juliflora Invasion Through Production of Animal Feed in Marigat Sub-County, Kenya

    Prosopis juliflora commonly known as ‘Mathenge’ is found mostly in Arid and Semi- arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya. The ASALs account for about 80% of the country’s land area. Due to severe droughts experienced in the 1970’s which seriously degraded......


  14. Management of Prosopsis Juliflora Invasion Through Charcoal Production using Improved Earth Kiln in Marigat Sub-County, Kenya

    Marigat Sub-County in Baringo County lies between latitude 00 20’N and 00 44’N and longitude 350 57’E and 360 12’E. The altitudinal range of the area is between 900 and 1,200 m above sea level. The area is generally hot......


  15. Participatory Forest Management in Oromia Regional National State in Ethiopia >

    Ethiopia is located in Eastern Africa within the Horn of Africa. The country covers a land area of 1,127,127 km² and has a population 102,836,362 persons. Ethiopia receives rainfall ranging from 250 mm -1600 mm per annum. The temperature varies......


  16. Quarry Rehabilitation in Vihiga County, Kenya

    Currently in Kenya there is an increasing demand for raw materials mined from the earth for use in the construction industry, and infrastructural programmes. Some of the programmes such as road construction use murram, a material excavated from land areas......


  17. Reclamation of Land Degraded by Prosopis Invasion for Sustainable Agricultural Production in Marigat Sub-County, Kenya

    Marigat Sub-County in Baringo County lies between latitude 00 20’N and 00 44’N and longitude 350 57’E and 360 12’E. The altitudinal range of the Sub-County is between 900 and 1,200 m above sea level, and is generally hot and......


  18. Reducing Deforestation Through Use of Energy Saving Mud-Stoves in Juba, South Sudan

    Juba city is located in Juba County, Jubek State within Central Equatorial region of South Sudan. Juba lies at an altitude of 457 m (1499’) above sea level. The City has a tropical wet and dry climate with dry......


  19. River Bank Stabilization Using Bamboo, Kitui County, Kenya.

    Many rivers in semi-arid areas of Kenya are seasonal in nature, flowing only during the rainy season. Such rivers usually overflow their banks and change course due to high volume of water that flows at high speed. Kitui County, which......


  20. Sand Dunes Fixation for Livelihood Improvement and Resettlement in Desert Areas of North Kordofan State, Sudan

    North Kordofan State in Sudan lies between latitudes 300-27’ and 220-23’ east and longitudes 140-12’ and 160-18’ north. The State has a population of about 354,000 people, whose livelihood activities are predominately agricultural in nature, mainly shifting cultivation and traditional......


  21. Soil and Water Conservation Through Terracing in Makueni County, Kenya

    Soil and water conservation consists of activities carried out to prevent loss of soil and water in order to maintain land productivity. In areas prone to soil erosion, lack of soil and water conservation measures leads to degradation of land......


  22. The Greening Campaign: Community Mobilization to Combat Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought in Eritrea Through Tree Planting, Soil and Water Conservation, Energy Saving Stoves, and Enclosure Establishment

    Eritrea has a land area of about 125,000 km2 with a population of about 3.5 million people. About 60% of the population depends on traditional subsistence agriculture, including crop production and livestock husbandry. Agriculture accounts for 11.6% of the Gross......


  23. Construction of Dykes for Building Resilience of Agro-Pastoralist Communities in Flood Plains of South Sudan

    South Sudan has flood plains known as Eastern and Western flood plain zones. The Western flood plain zone is highly populated. Both zones experience seasonal flooding besides drought. The flooding is caused by either direct rains or overflow of rivers......


  1. Growing Improved Mango On-Farm in Kitui County, Kenya.

    Kitui County is located in Eastern Kenya, in an arid and semi-arid region. The County faces challenges of low crop production mainly due to: low and unreliable rainfall which is about 500 mm per annum; high temperatures of between 18°C......


  2. Production of Frankincense for Making Uunsi Fragrance in Erigavo District, Somalia.

    Erigavo District is located in central Sanaag region of northern Somalia. The District is the largest and most populous in Sanaag region. About, 10 km to the north of the Erigavo are remnants of a juniper forest, found along the......


  3. Sustainable Production of Bitter Gum from Indigenous Aloe Species in Mogotio Sub-County, Kenya

    Mogotio Sub-County is located in southern part of Baringo County. The Sub-County has about 15,000 inhabitants. The region is semi-arid, with a mean temperature of about 32.8°C and annual average rainfall of 512 mm per year occurring in two seasons,......


  4. Domestication and Utilization of Aloe Turkanensis in Turkana County

    Turkana County is a vast arid and semi-arid region situated in Northern Kenya, covering an area of about 77,000 km2. The County is characterized by warm and hot climate, with temperatures of between 20ºC and 41ºC with a mean of......


  5. Rehabilitation of Rangelands through Grass Re-seeding in Turkana County

    Turkana County is a vast arid and semi-arid region situated in Northern Kenya covering an area of about 77,000 km2. The County is characterized by warm and hot climate where temperatures range between 20ºC and 41ºC with a mean of......


  6. On-Farm Propagation of Melia Volkensii Through Seed in Mbeere South Sub-County

    Mbeere South Sub-County of Embu County is located in Eastern Kenya and lies within latitude and longitude 0°41' and 45.92" North 37°41' and 10.03" East respectively. The Sub-County is semi-arid to arid in nature, receives bimodal annual rainfall of between......


  7. Growing Bamboo On-Farm as an Alternative to Traditional Cash Crops in Migori County

    Migori County is located in the south-western region of Kenya, between latitude 0o 24’ South and 0o 40’ South and Longitude 34o East and 34o 50’ East. Annual temperature ranges from 24oC to 31oC, while annual rainfall ranges between 700......


  8. Small-Scale Soap Production from Aloe Vera in Koyonin, Marigat Sub-County, Kenya

    Marigat Sub-County is in Baringo County, Kenya and lies between latitude 00 20’N and 00 44’N and longitude 350 57’E and 360 12’E. The altitudinal range of the Sub-County is between 900 and 1200 m above sea level. The region......

  1. Use of Improved Cooking Stoves to Combat Desertification in Djibouti

    Djibouti is characterized by arid climatic conditions and is covered by various forms of deserts that include; stony deserts, rocky and stony deserts, sandy and gravel deserts as well as clay deserts. The country experiences a very short rainfall......


  2. Restoration and Conservation of Mangrove Forests in Kilifi County

    Kilifi County is located in coastal Kenya and lies at altitudinal range of 0 – 450 m above sea level, latitude 2o 20’ and 4o 0’ South, and longitude 39o 05’ and 40o 14’ East. The average annual rainfall ranges......


  3. Briquette Making at Small-scale Level in Kajiado County, Kenya

    Wood energy in form of fire wood and charcoal is the primary source of energy for cooking and heating in Kenya. It is estimated that 90% of Kenyan rural households use firewood while 83% of urban households depend on charcoal......

  1. Growing Melia Volkensii for Improved Livelihood and Environmental Conservation in Makueni County, Kenya

    Makueni County is located in Eastern Kenya and lies between latitude 10 35’ and 30 00’ South and longitude 370 10’ and 380 30’ East. The County is generally dry, exhibiting semi-arid to arid conditions. The average annual rainfall ranges......

  2. Management of Prosopis Juliflora Invasion Through Production of Animal Feed in Marigat Sub-County, Kenya

    Prosopis juliflora commonly known as ‘Mathenge’ is found mostly in Arid and Semi- arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya. The ASALs account for about 80% of the country’s land area. Due to severe droughts experienced in the 1970’s which seriously degraded......

  3. Management of Prosopsis Juliflora Invasion Through Charcoal Production using Improved Earth Kiln in Marigat Sub-County, Kenya

    Marigat Sub-County in Baringo County lies between latitude 00 20’N and 00 44’N and longitude 350 57’E and 360 12’E. The altitudinal range of the area is between 900 and 1,200 m above sea level. The area is generally hot......

  4. Participatory Forest Management in Oromia Regional National State in Ethiopia

    Ethiopia is located in Eastern Africa within the Horn of Africa. The country covers a land area of 1,127,127 km² and has a population 102,836,362 persons. Ethiopia receives rainfall ranging from 250 mm -1600 mm per annum. The temperature varies......

  5. Quarry Rehabilitation in Vihiga County, Kenya

    Currently in Kenya there is an increasing demand for raw materials mined from the earth for use in the construction industry, and infrastructural programmes. Some of the programmes such as road construction use murram, a material excavated from land areas......

  6. Reclamation of Land Degraded by Prosopis Invasion for Sustainable Agricultural Production in Marigat Sub-County, Kenya

    Marigat Sub-County in Baringo County lies between latitude 00 20’N and 00 44’N and longitude 350 57’E and 360 12’E. The altitudinal range of the Sub-County is between 900 and 1,200 m above sea level, and is generally hot and......

  7. Reducing Deforestation Through Use of Energy Saving Mud-Stoves in Juba, South Sudan

    Juba city is located in Juba County, Jubek State within Central Equatorial region of South Sudan. Juba lies at an altitude of 457 m (1499’) above sea level. The City has a tropical wet and dry climate with dry......

  8. River Bank Stabilization Using Bamboo, Kitui County, Kenya.

    Many rivers in semi-arid areas of Kenya are seasonal in nature, flowing only during the rainy season. Such rivers usually overflow their banks and change course due to high volume of water that flows at high speed. Kitui County, which......

  9. Sand Dunes Fixation for Livelihood Improvement and Resettlement in Desert Areas of North Kordofan State, Sudan

    North Kordofan State in Sudan lies between latitudes 300-27’ and 220-23’ east and longitudes 140-12’ and 160-18’ north. The State has a population of about 354,000 people, whose livelihood activities are predominately agricultural in nature, mainly shifting cultivation and traditional......

  10. Soil and Water Conservation Through Terracing in Makueni County, Kenya

    Soil and water conservation consists of activities carried out to prevent loss of soil and water in order to maintain land productivity. In areas prone to soil erosion, lack of soil and water conservation measures leads to degradation of land......

  11. The Greening Campaign: Community Mobilization to Combat Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought in Eritrea Through Tree Planting, Soil and Water Conservation, Energy Saving Stoves, and Enclosure Establishment

    Eritrea has a land area of about 125,000 km2 with a population of about 3.5 million people. About 60% of the population depends on traditional subsistence agriculture, including crop production and livestock husbandry. Agriculture accounts for 11.6% of the Gross......

  12. Construction of Dykes for Building Resilience of Agro-Pastoralist Communities in Flood Plains of South Sudan

    South Sudan has flood plains known as Eastern and Western flood plain zones. The Western flood plain zone is highly populated. Both zones experience seasonal flooding besides drought. The flooding is caused by either direct rains or overflow of rivers......


  1. Use of Improved Cooking Stoves to Combat Desertification in Djibouti

    Djibouti is characterized by arid climatic conditions and is covered by various forms of deserts that include; stony deserts, rocky and stony deserts, sandy and gravel deserts as well as clay deserts. The country experiences a very short rainfall......



  1. The Greening Campaign: Community Mobilization to Combat Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought in Eritrea Through Tree Planting, Soil and Water Conservation, Energy Saving Stoves, and Enclosure Establishment

    Eritrea has a land area of about 125,000 km2 with a population of about 3.5 million people. About 60% of the population depends on traditional subsistence agriculture, including crop production and livestock husbandry. Agriculture accounts for 11.6% of the Gross......



  1. Growing Improved Mango On-Farm in Kitui County, Kenya.

    Kitui County is located in Eastern Kenya, in an arid and semi-arid region. The County faces challenges of low crop production mainly due to: low and unreliable rainfall which is about 500 mm per annum; high temperatures of between 18°C......


  2. Sustainable Production of Bitter Gum from Indigenous Aloe Species in Mogotio Sub-County, Kenya

    Mogotio Sub-County is located in southern part of Baringo County. The Sub-County has about 15,000 inhabitants. The region is semi-arid, with a mean temperature of about 32.8°C and annual average rainfall of 512 mm per year occurring in two seasons,......


  3. Domestication and Utilization of Aloe Turkanensis in Turkana County

    Turkana County is a vast arid and semi-arid region situated in Northern Kenya, covering an area of about 77,000 km2. The County is characterized by warm and hot climate, with temperatures of between 20ºC and 41ºC with a mean of......


  4. Rehabilitation of Rangelands through Grass Re-seeding in Turkana County

    Turkana County is a vast arid and semi-arid region situated in Northern Kenya covering an area of about 77,000 km2. The County is characterized by warm and hot climate where temperatures range between 20ºC and 41ºC with a mean of......


  5. On-Farm Propagation of Melia volkensii through Seed in Mbeere South Sub-County

    Mbeere South Sub-County of Embu County is located in Eastern Kenya and lies within latitude and longitude 0°41' and 45.92" North 37°41' and 10.03" East respectively. The Sub-County is semi-arid to arid in nature, receives bimodal annual rainfall of between......


  6. Growing Bamboo On-Farm as an Alternative to Traditional Cash Crops in Migori County

    Migori County is located in the south-western region of Kenya, between latitude 0o 24’ South and 0o 40’ South and Longitude 34o East and 34o 50’ East. Annual temperature ranges from 24oC to 31oC, while annual rainfall ranges between 700......


  7. Small-Scale Soap Production from Aloe vera in Koyonin, Marigat Sub-County, Kenya

    Marigat Sub-County is in Baringo County, Kenya and lies between latitude 00 20’N and 00 44’N and longitude 350 57’E and 360 12’E. The altitudinal range of the Sub-County is between 900 and 1200 m above sea level. The region......


  8. Restoration and Conservation of Mangrove Forests in Kilifi County

    Kilifi County is located in coastal Kenya and lies at altitudinal range of 0 – 450 m above sea level, latitude 2o 20’ and 4o 0’ South, and longitude 39o 05’ and 40o 14’ East. The average annual rainfall ranges......


  9. Briquette Making at Small-Scale Level in Kajiado County, Kenya

    Wood energy in form of fire wood and charcoal is the primary source of energy for cooking and heating in Kenya. It is estimated that 90% of Kenyan rural households use firewood while 83% of urban households depend on charcoal......


  10. Growing Melia Volkensii for Improved Livelihood and Environmental Conservation in Makueni County, Kenya

    Makueni County is located in Eastern Kenya and lies between latitude 10 35’ and 30 00’ South and longitude 370 10’ and 380 30’ East. The County is generally dry, exhibiting semi-arid to arid conditions. The average annual rainfall ranges......


  11. Management of Prosopis Juliflora Invasion Through Production of Animal Feed in Marigat Sub-County, Kenya

    Prosopis juliflora commonly known as ‘Mathenge’ is found mostly in Arid and Semi- arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya. The ASALs account for about 80% of the country’s land area. Due to severe droughts experienced in the 1970’s which seriously degraded......


  12. Management of Prosopsis Juliflora Invasion Through Charcoal Production using Improved Earth Kiln in Marigat Sub-County, Kenya

    Marigat Sub-County in Baringo County lies between latitude 00 20’N and 00 44’N and longitude 350 57’E and 360 12’E. The altitudinal range of the area is between 900 and 1,200 m above sea level. The area is generally hot......


  13. Quarry Rehabilitation in Vihiga County, Kenya

    Currently in Kenya there is an increasing demand for raw materials mined from the earth for use in the construction industry, and infrastructural programmes. Some of the programmes such as road construction use murram, a material excavated from land areas......


  14. Reclamation of Land Degraded by Prosopis Invasion for Sustainable Agricultural Production in Marigat Sub-County, Kenya

    Marigat Sub-County in Baringo County lies between latitude 00 20’N and 00 44’N and longitude 350 57’E and 360 12’E. The altitudinal range of the Sub-County is between 900 and 1,200 m above sea level, and is generally hot and......


  15. River Bank Stabilization Using Bamboo, Kitui County, Kenya.

    Many rivers in semi-arid areas of Kenya are seasonal in nature, flowing only during the rainy season. Such rivers usually overflow their banks and change course due to high volume of water that flows at high speed. Kitui County, which......


  16. Soil and Water Conservation Through Terracing in Makueni County, Kenya

    Soil and water conservation consists of activities carried out to prevent loss of soil and water in order to maintain land productivity. In areas prone to soil erosion, lack of soil and water conservation measures leads to degradation of land......



  1. Production of Frankincense for Making Uunsi Fragrance in Erigavo District, Somalia.

    Erigavo District is located in central Sanaag region of northern Somalia. The District is the largest and most populous in Sanaag region. About, 10 km to the north of the Erigavo are remnants of a juniper forest, found along the......



  1. Sand Dunes Fixation for Livelihood Improvement and Resettlement in Desert Areas of North Kordofan State, Sudan

    North Kordofan State in Sudan lies between latitudes 300-27’ and 220-23’ east and longitudes 140-12’ and 160-18’ north. The State has a population of about 354,000 people, whose livelihood activities are predominately agricultural in nature, mainly shifting cultivation and traditional......



  1. Reducing Deforestation Through Use of Energy Saving Mud-Stoves in Juba, South Sudan

    Juba city is located in Juba County, Jubek State within Central Equatorial region of South Sudan. Juba lies at an altitude of 457 m (1499’) above sea level. The City has a tropical wet and dry climate with dry......


  2. Construction of Dykes for Building Resilience of Agro-Pastoralist Communities in Flood Plains of South Sudan

    South Sudan has flood plains known as Eastern and Western flood plain zones. The Western flood plain zone is highly populated. Both zones experience seasonal flooding besides drought. The flooding is caused by either direct rains or overflow of rivers......



  1. Participatory Forest Management in Oromia Regional National State in Ethiopia >

    Ethiopia is located in Eastern Africa within the Horn of Africa. The country covers a land area of 1,127,127 km² and has a population 102,836,362 persons. Ethiopia receives rainfall ranging from 250 mm -1600 mm per annum. The temperature varies......