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Melia Volkensii kefri and jica document for
1. Book Title
Dryland Forestry Research and Development in Kenya
Achievement and Lessons of Thirty-Seven years of
Kenya/Japan Cooperation in Forestry
Why the book
• Present a record of Research and Development (R &D) in dryland forestry in Kenya
undertaken through KEFRI /JICA collaboration for more than 3 decades
• Share technologies, techniques and case studies on dryland forestry for land scape
restoration
• Show-case a model for sustained collaboration on knowledge co-creation
Launch of KEFRI / JICA Book
2. ASALs:
• Constitute over 80% of Kenya’s land area
• Suffer environmental constraints due to woodland degradation
• Had inadequate technical knowledge on tree establishment and management.
Major Achievements of Research and Development on:
• Tree nursery establishment and management techniques
• Tree seed collection and handling
• Tree establishment and management
• On-farm tree planting technologies
• Melia volkensii development and improvement
Why Research & Development in ASALs
What the Book highlights
3. Successful knowledge sharing approaches that include:
• Extension approaches for forestry promotion and adoption
• Capacity building for Sub-Sahara Africa through Third Country Training Programme
What the Book highlights cont.
Melia volkensii seed orchard
Success case of indigenous tree species
Melia volkensii plantation Acacia tortilis
