Country: Kenya
Lead organisation: Inclusive Small Firms Africa (ISFA) and Boma Ikolojia
ISFA and Boma Ikolojia are collaborating with local stakeholders in the western region by integrating Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), pasture/ hay/ pasture seed production, beekeeping, and honey processing and marketing.
ISFA will cover 70% of the costs for beehives and honey strainers, while participants will contribute the remaining 30% from their honey sales as an innovative way of reducing participants’ over-dependence. Environmental impact includes landscapes and biodiversity restoration, while socio-economic impact includes food/ nutrition/ income security achieved through pasture and honey sales.
ISFA’s main intervention will integrate Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), pasture/ pasture seed production, and beekeeping. FMNR is a nature-positive agricultural solution that involves systematically regrowing trees from fallen tree stumps, sprouting root systems, or seeds. It restores soil structure and fertility, inhibits erosion, rehabilitates springs and water tables, increases biodiversity, tree cover, and provides fuelwood, and animal feeds during droughts.