participatory rangeland management

Dr. Oscar Koech from the University of Nairobi (UoN), Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) facilitated Training of Technical team from ASAL counties (Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, Narok, Kajiado, Kitui, Machakos, Makueni, Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Garissa, Tana river, TaitaTaveta) from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, State Department of Livestock on Sustainable Rangelands Management and Participatory Rangeland Resources Mapping from 28th Feb to 4th March 2022.

Community resource mapping is not a new approach for engaging the resource users in identification and characterization of natural resources for the purpose of informing management decisions. The product is a visually prepared mental map showing spatial and temporal distribution of resources and their status.