FSRP Project Scope
The proposed project covers the whole of northern Kenya region comprising of 13 counties (Baringo, Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Tana River, Lamu, West Pokot, Laikipia, Isiolo, Turkana, Samburu, and Elgeyo Marakwet) the country’s pastoral nomadic economic block approximately 60% of Kenyan land size. These are also counties that have been the worst impacted by the prevailing drought.
Over the recent years the frequency and severity of drought has been increasing, this, coupled with overstocking, poor grazing management, degraded environment and the limited coping strategies has had a devastating effect on the lives and livelihood of pastoral communities.
This has resulted to pastoralists taking a long time to recover as seeds/vegetative materials in the ground do not regenerate even after the rains. The livestock producing ecosystems have become extremely fragile from degradation, encroachment by invasive weed species and recurring droughts of increasing intensity resulting in reduced capacity to support plants or animal production.