Case Study 5
Kenya Seed Fairs as a Drought Recovery Strategy in Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11471616 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victor Orindi (0000-0002-3000-4833), Victor A Orindi, Andrew Ochieng (Ford Motor Company (United States)) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 87-102 |
| Publication date | 2005-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IDS Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5012 • E-ISSN: 1759-5436 |
| Publisher | Institute of Development Studies (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2005.tb00236.x |
| OpenAlex | W2046616396 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
Adaptation to climate change is a critical issue for Kenya.Agriculture supports 80 per cent of the population, directly or indirectly through farming, agro-based industries and firms (GoK 2002).In addition to its critical role in food security, agriculture is also the basis for economic growth and employment creation, as most industries and manufacturing firms are agro-based.As highlighted in Kenya's national communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), likely impacts of climate change for Kenya include a decline in precipitation in the semi-arid areas, shortage of forage, increased incidences of waterborne diseases in humid areas, increased rates of depletion of biomass and poor nutrition (GoK 2002).This case study focuses on seed fairs as a drought management strategy within the dryland areas of Kenya.The dryland areas of Kenya have experienced several droughts over the past decade and this is consistent with projections of future climate change.Kenya has had more than 15 serious droughts from 1950 to date.Due to this, numerous development and aid agencies have come in to help in the recovery process.Much of the help has been in form of food grain and seed aid that has been channelled to the communities through various approaches, seed fairs/shows being one of them.Farmers' ability to acquire and maintain seeds is important for continued agricultural production.Contrary to the assumption by many aid and development agencies that during drought there is seed shortage within affected communities, seed fairs show that communities may still have seeds, and that the problem sometimes has more to do
Citation · Library science · Political science · Sociology · Wish · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agricultural risk and resilience · Anthropology · Computer Science · History
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2023 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |