ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE (E.OA) PROJECT
Scaling Evidence-based Understanding and Application of Principles, Concepts and Practices of Agro ecology among Smallholder Producers in western Kenya is a project that targets Kisumu County. The project aims at scaling up capacity on agro ecology among small holder producers in Kisumu County. The projects targets to meet its objectives by advocating for enactment of favorable policies in support of agro ecology initiatives in Kisumu County, equipping communities and policy makers with knowledge on agro ecology and dialoging with relevant stakeholders.
Key activities.
- Develop policy briefs.
- Conduct agro ecology promotional activities.
- Capacity builds farmers on agro ecology.
- Demonstration of farmer model.
- Conduct Agroecology sensitisation at the County level.
- Develop policy briefs and conduct policy dialogue engagements with policy makers and members of County Assembly(majority,minorityleaders,CECM DALF.
- Conduct meeting with SCAOS,WAO’S and DAILF Directors for identification of ofAgroecology sites in the Targeted Sub Counties.
- Organize exchange learning visits to the policy makers, SCAOS and Tots.
- Organise for agroecology promotional activities such field days, forum platforms, open days, and open radio sessions.
- County level policy advocacy and dialogues for favorable support to agroecology.
- Support the demonstrations farms establishment.
- Conduct Agroecology training to champions ,SCAOS,policy makers.
- Launch of organic market by stakeholders
Lessons learnt.
Involvement of all the stakeholders at every phase of the project is key in achieving the project goals.
Challenges.
- Prolonged drought that affected the farmers’ yields
- Infection of fowl army warm in farmers’ maize fields due to late planting.
- Limited resources to implement some of the best interventions
