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Potentials of low-external input and sustainable agriculture (LEIA) to attain productive and sustainable land use in Kenya and Uganda
Objectives
Exploitation of soil fertility through current farm management practices is threatening the food security and the position of the economically important agricultural sector in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the search for Integrated Nutrient Management practices, farm management experiences of low-external input and organic farming in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have hardly been examined systematically. There may be a high potential for LEIA farming systems in increasing both yield and sustainability of agriculture in SSA through more efficient and effective methods of nutrient management.
The LEINUTS projects focuses on the assessment of the potentials of low-external input technologies (LEIA) in the development of sustainable farming systems and to integrate quantitative and qualitative assessment approaches as well as science-based and farmers-based technology development.
Specific objectives
Study the sustainability and economic performance of LEIA farming practices in low and high agricultural potential areas of Kenya and Uganda.
Determine potentials of LEIA in relation to Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) and to increase agricultural sustainability and productivity in Kenya and Uganda.
Formulation of adoption strategies of LEIA farming techniques.
Dissemination and facilitating implementation of research results to relevant actors like farmers, extension services and NGOs, research institutions and policy makers
Project website
Visit the LEINUTS project site for more information.
Methodology
In LEINUTS the general NUTMON approach has been implemented which distinguishes a diagnostic phase where the current situation is assessed of existing natural resources, farm management and its influence on resource flows, economic performance and socio-economic environment. This is followed by an iterative and participative technology and policy development phase. In the two phases a variety of tools is used ranging from general PTD tools such as Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), natural resource flow mapping, transect walks and matrix rankings, to a specifically developed quantitative monitoring tool to assess nutrient flows and economic performance indicators.
Duration
1997 - 1999
Research areas
Machakos and Nyeri district in Kenya
Pallisa and Kabarole district in Uganda
Partners
LEI, ETC, Aquagri Consorcio, Kenyan Institute of Organic Farming, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Environmental Alert and Makerere University.
Donors
This project is funded by the European Union under the INCO-DEV program and co-sponored by the DLO Research Programme 'International Cooperation' (DLO-IC) of the Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries.
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