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Wajir Farming Shift Communities Adopt Mixed Farming To Save Their LivestockTransition Also Helping Mitigate Inter Clan Fighting Residents Of Bor Location Reh

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Wajir County Has Opted To Adapt Mixed Farming To Save Their Livestock And Mitigate Interclan Conflicts Filled For The Battle For Pasture. This Response Signi

https://kenya.oxfam.org/latest/stories/restoring-hope-and-dignity-midst-drought-story-asli-wajir
The 2021-2022 drought has been the longest in recorded history and the most severe with massive livelihood losses and widespread displacement of people. ... is a mother of ten and a resident of Kursi village in the outskirts of Wajir town. Asli, like many other community members has felt the dire effects of the drought that has claimed their

https://www.oxfam.org.au/2023/01/life-in-drought-affected-wajir-kenya/
The Arid and Semi-Arid Counties in Kenya are prone to recurrent disasters ranging from drought, conflict, floods, and disease outbreaks. Rains have failed for four years consecutively, resulting in acute hunger and extreme vulnerability of local communities. Over 4.2 million people now, are in dire need of food and water aid.

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The drought in Wajir, an area about three times the size of Wales, is part of a much wider emergency that has gripped swaths of the Horn of Africa in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. The drought has

https://www.safaricomfoundation.org/project/handover-of-water-project-to-abass-farm-community-in-wajir-county/
Constructed from funding of KShs 13.8 million from the Foundation, the new water system consists of six shallow wells, equipped with solar panels, pumps and storage tanks, a water kiosk that dispenses clean and safe water to community members, a cattle trough for livestock and a drip irrigation system that feeds six greenhouses.

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/north-eastern/article/2001476758/how-farming-is-slowly-gaining-traction-in-wajir
Wajir County is inhabited by pastoralist communities who for many years have depended on livestock keeping as their main source of income. Due to severe droughts, many families have been subjected

https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/nairobi/2023-11-05-investor-facilitates-smart-livestock-farming-in-wajir/
An investor has set up a Sh500 million livestock value chain facility in Wajir with the aim of creating smart farming trends to maximise yields.

https://www.oxfam.ca/story/life-in-drought-affected-wajir-kenya/
The communities in these regions are pastoralists and rear animals for livelihood. Now, they are on the brink of complete destitution and death is staring, following the longest drought ever witnessed in over four decades. Livestock have been decimated and those existing are emaciated and struggling to cope.

https://www.tuko.co.ke/business-economy/industry/514701-young-civil-engineer-impressively-transforms-wajir-land-lucrative-farm/
Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 2:56 PM by William Osoro. Growing up in Wajir, Mohamed Hassan watched droughts wipe out their cattle and sought an alternative. The civil engineer delved into farming, growing maize, watermelons, beans and rearing bees for honey. Hassan's farm flourished, with many social media users saying they felt inspired by his

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https://kenya.savethechildren.net/news/cash-assistance-providing-reprieve-communities-affected-drought-wajir
Abdi Bashir, the Assistant Chief in Fullow Sub County, Wajir North says residents here have not seen rain in 4 years. In his village, he had 120 households but since the drought worsened, most of the residents have moved in search of water and pasture for their livestock. "There's only less than 50 people left here in this village.

https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/sheep-and-goat-improvement-spells-bright-future-for-wajir-pastoralists/
According to Wajir County's Eldas Sub County Veterinary Officer Dr. Luke Kamau, CCPP is a highly fatal infectious respiratory disease that primarily affects goats and wildlife. However, sheep may be affected in CCPP outbreaks affecting mixed goat and sheep herds. It is widespread and endemic in the pastoral production areas in Kenya.

https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/north-eastern/2023-03-13-adopt-irrigation-for-food-security-ps-urges-wajir-residents/
Livestock keepers in the North Eastern region have been urged to embrace crop farming as an alternative source of livelihood. This comes even as the region continues to grapple with the effects of

http://www.braced.org/resources/i/Water-for-livestock-in-the-drylands-The-case-of-Wajir-County
This can exacerbate water scarcity and undermine rather than promote resilience in dryland areas. This technical brief gives guidance on issues to consider in the context of water development in the pastoral drylands, with examples from Wajir County, Kenya. Download PDF. BRACED is helping people become more resilient to climate extremes in

http://www.braced.org/news/i/Wajir-county-opens-GIS-lab-to-support-rangeland-and-water-planning
A key event in the workshop was the launch of the Wajir County GIS Lab, only the second of its kind in Kenya, just beaten to first place by the opening of the Vihiga County GIS lab the week before. The lab will assist the Wajir County Government to develop their County spatial land use and development plans. The Governor said that the GIS lab

https://www.iied.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/migrate/G04409.pdf
• Livestock rely on peripheral areas for grazing. They leave pasture areas close to towns to save it for dry season use. These areas are not to be grazed when pasture is abundant elsewhere and their use is restricted. • In Wajir, there is a rule during the wet season that livestock should move 10km out of town to graze to

https://kenya.savethechildren.net/news/community-health-outreaches-wajir-county-helping-children-suffering-malnutrition
Siada informed us that the drought crisis has really affected the lives of residents in her village. She says several people have lost their livestock, which, for many pastoralists in Northern Kenya, is their main source of livelihood. As a result, many others are surviving on only one meal, if at all any, a day.

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communities can benefit from less volatile/fluctuating incomes and reduced livestock mortality during drought, as they will have access to affordable hay. Since 2013 The Project has been working with the Muungano Makaror farmers group on fodder production. Muungano Makaror farming group Muungano Makaror farming group' in Wajir East was

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half of their livestock. An example is the 2011 drought, where the pastoralists lost up to 40 - 70% of their livestock3. Conversely, floods are equally disastrous in Wajir. For instance, the floods following the torrential rains in the county and in Ethiopia in 2017 affected 500 households and put their livelihoods at risk. These

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/north-eastern/article/2001496008/venture-into-farming-to-secure-livelihood-wajir-woman-rep-tells-residents
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Product code:G04409. About IIED's publications. In the pastoral drylands, water is a major tool for sustainable rangeland management. Water development in pastoral areas has focused on increasingly the availability of water through infrastructure development without engaging local communities or considering the needs of both people and livestock.