FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION SYSTEM

Rehabilitation of Rangelands through Grass Re-seeding in Turkana County

Category: Climate and Resilience Strategies || Sub-Category: Disaster Risk Reduction || Date Added: 14-Jan-2025

Description

Rehabilitation of rangelands through grass re-seeding is necessary to increasing grass seed stocks in the soil so as to guarantee grass pasture for livestock. In addition grass; acts as excellent soil erosion control and dust stabilization media, improves water infiltration, and increases rangelands productivity. Grass re-seeding technology has been successfully demonstrated in Pelekech, Turkana County.

  • Technologies, Publisher, Impact, Lessons learnt, Recommendations, Steps etc

    Publisher:

    None

    Implementation Steps:

    The community has introduced beekeeping due to the enhanced biodiversity
    Establishment and conservation of aloe in rocky areas of the plot Constraints
    Constant monitoring to check unauthorised access
    Frequent repairs of the perimeter fence
    Damage to the fields by wild animals such as rodents

  • Authors
    • Name: kefri
      Email: director@kefri.org
      Organization: kefri
  • References
    • Name: kefri
      Institution: kefri