INTRODUCTION
Once again DNRC wish to share with us our quarterly progress report on forestry training and finance for 800 farmers working with DNRC. We can only say thank you for your continued support. DNRC continues to work towards achieving her objectives of environmental regeneration, economic development and community regeneration. Since inception of the organization, every year an average of 50,000 diverse seedlings have been planted by both farmers and the schools we have been working with. Over the years, we have planted over 1 million diverse seedlings within the community. This trees continue to grow increasing vegetation cover for micro climates. The soil biology is improving and its fertility thus increasing food production and water retention. Older trees are maturing and farmers are harvesting them for timber and other non-wood products. During the reporting quarter, we have been busy propagating different species in our nursery, training and doing individual farmer follow ups. Below are detailed activities during the reporting quarter;
DNRC TREE NURSERY
During the reporting quarter, the following tree species were propagated: Gravelia, lemon, camandulenses, mangoes, guavas, senna siemea, darbagia, croton, pawpaw, senna spectabilis, yellow passion, banana passion, acacia polyacatha, zygium e.t.c Other activities in the Nursery included: re-arranging of pots, watering, top dressing, root pruning among others.
DNRC TRAINING AND OUTREACH PROGRAM
During the reporting quarter, the outreach department was busy with the following activities; Training farmer groups mostly on woodlot management and establishment of woodlots for new groups, individual farmer follows ups for individualized advice, planning for the farmers get together among others.
CHALLENGES
During this reporting quarter, It was during the rainy season so water was not such a major challenge but still remains a challenge for sustainable water source.
PLAN FOR THE NEXT QUARTER
INTRODUCTION
New Year Greetings from Drylands Natural Resources Centre (DNRC) family. We hope that you and yours are doing great and the year is off for a good start. We are happy to share with you this progress report on Forestry training and finance for the 800 farmers and schools which you have generously being supporting. We feel honoured for supporting us as we work with our smallholder farmers and schools in the drylands of Kenya to bring about environmental, social and economical regeneration. As the effects of climate change continue to worsen and negatively impact lives and livelihoods globally, DNRC continue to tackle this problem by propagating and planting diverse tree species which are adapted to drylands environment for fodder, food, fuel fibre, timber, biodiversity, medicinal among other uses. The established older trees continue to create forest microclimate and famers continue to benefit from in different ways ranging from selling of extra pruned firewood for income, harvesting timber for sale or domestic use, poles among others uses. We continue to train farmers on the importance of diverse tree planting as well as dryland strategies to use so as to increase survival rates of the newly planted seedlings. During this reporting quarter, the main activities achieved include but not limited to: managing the diverse seedlings in the nursery till there were issued to the farmers during October-December rains, Issuance of the ready to plant tree seedlings to the farmers and follow ups to make sure they are planted and farmers’ trainings on the same. Below are detailed activities during this reporting quarter.
DNRC TREE NURSERY
During the reporting quarter, DNRC nursery staff were busy managing the nursery i.e. watering, weeding, pests and disease control, as well as helping with tree seedlings issuance to the farmers and the schools. As at the closing of the year 2022, the nursery had a capacity of 93,000 with over 40 diverse seedlings which included: Melia vonkensii, sennas, ecaulyptus camandulesis, gravelia robust, paw paw, Mangoes, Guavas, Banana passion, Sweet yellow passion, castered apple, Lemon, Mull berry, Acacias, cypress, Casuarina, Balanities, Terminalia brownii, Taminalia indica, Moringa oleifera, Zygium gumini among others.
DNRC OUTREACH DEPARTMENT
During the reporting quarter, the outreach department were involved in training farmers majorly on hole preparation and planting to their farms. The farmers and schools were issued with the seedlings and provided with transport to their individual farmers for planting after the rains. The outreach department was also involved in party organizing and preparation and the party took place on the 9th /Dec /2023. This activity brought together all the farmers to celebrate, share experience and display the culture of Kamba community through preparing, displaying and testing different Kamba traditional foods as well as performing Kamba dances which are majorly made to entertain, educate and bring the farmers together so as to strengthen their social fibre.
CHALLENGES
FOCUS FOR NEXT QUARTER
INTRODUCTION
We hope this report finds you well despite very hard economic times posed by Covid- 19 pandemic as well as negative impacts of climate change which continue to affect the whole world. We are not an exception and we are experiencing consecutive failed rains leading severe drought for both human and livestock. DNRC remain focused to continue implementing her objectives of community environmental, social and economical regeneration. On environmental regeneration, we have made milestones with the farmers and schools we have been working with. The trees continue to grow thus increasing the coverage of micro climate as well as maturing for timber and non timber products. Currently a number of farmers have confessed how they have made money from selling timber. As they harvest timber, they also get a lot of firewood for their household energy and sale the extra to DNRC for income through DNRC green charcoal project. DNRC continues to propagate more diverse seedlings so that the farmers can continue planting more trees thus slowly mitigating the effects of climate change and drought. DNRC farmers still continue to earn income from sale of moringa seeds and moringa leave powder to our local and international market. The community is more united than before as they continue to work as a team to solve loss of livelihoods, drought and climate change challenges.
During the reporting quarter, we continued to propagate different tree species for our diverse tree nursery so as to meet our target. We were also busy training and doing individual farmer follow ups for hole preparations as we wait for our long rains which we expect towards the end of this month. Below are detailed activities during the reporting quarter.
DNRC Tree nursery
During this reporting quarter, DNRC nursery staff were busy propagating the targeted number of diverse seedlings which include: Gravelia, Melia vonkensii, Mangoes, Senna siemea, Senna Spectabilis, leuceana, lemon, Avocado, Pomegranate, Guavas, Cyprus, Gmelia, kingelia, pawpaw, Eucalyptus camandulenses, Neem, mulberry, whistling pine, balanites., Jerusalem thorn, Zambarau, e.t.c Other major activities during the reporting quarter included; Potting, watering, top dressing, root pruning, tree pest and disease control.
DNRC training and outreach program
During this reporting quarter, DNRC outreach and training personnel were busy mobilising and sensitizing our 800 smallholder farmers working with DNRC on proper hole preparations for increased seedling survival and sustainable management of the existing trees. We were also busy training and doing follow ups of our 18 schools we are working with on environmental regeneration through woodlots establishment and food forests.
Challenges
During the report quarter, we have experience a major challenge on water to sustain the tree seedlings in the nursery. We have always relied on the seasonal river around and since rains have failed, the water dried long time. This being our driest period of the year, we have had to buy water very expensive to sustain the nursery.
Plan for the next quarter
INTRODUCTION
Much greetings from Drylands Natural Resources Centre (DNRC). Once more we are happy to share with us the progress report on forestry training and finance for the last three months. DNRC has constantly strived to achieve her goals of environmental regeneration, community regeneration and economic development. With covid- 19 subsiding, we were able to resume our activities and we are happy to share our progress so far. Despite the effects of climate change which for the last one year have led to failed or not enough rainfall, we still continue to propagate and plant more trees within our communities. The earlier trees are mature and because they have created microclimates, the young trees being planted have increased survival rates due to the cool climate around. Therefore DNRC continue to propagate more diverse seedlings in the nursery and we continue to plant more woodlots with the farmers and the schools. Older farmers continue to benefit from the older trees as they now have enough firewood and extra to sell for income. Timber trees are mature and farmers are benefiting from sale of timber and poles. Other trees like moringa oleifera constantly continue to give farmers continued income from sale of Moringa seeds and leaves. As all these trees grow, they continue to build the soils thus improving soil fertility too hence increased crop and livestock yield. The community continue to be organized and farmers are able to come together, share experience and solve their own social, economical and environmental challenges.
During this reporting quarter, we were busy propagating different tree species, potting, transplanting and general nursery management. We were also busy mobilizing farmers for preparation of farmer’s bi- annual get together and our normal trainings.
Below are detailed activities during the reporting quarter.
DNRC TREE NURSERY
During the reporting quarter, DNRC personnel were busy propagating diverse seedlings to meet our annual plan of 100,000 seedlings. Major activities included; seed sowing, pricking out and general nursery management. During the reporting quarter, the following tree species were propagated; Mangoes, gravelia Robusta, neem, eucalyptus camandulensis, cypress, causeries, avocado, k- apple, Balanites, mulberry, ornamentals, Acacia tortilis e.t.c. The nursery personnel was also busy with general management of the nursery which included: watering, weeding and top dressing of seedlings.
DNRC TRAINING AND OUTREACH PROGRAM
During the reporting quarter, DNRC outreach and training personnel were busy training farmers majorly on woodlot management and doing individual farm follows-ups; giving necessary advice. Another major activity was preparation of the bi- annual farmers get together which took place in 10th June 2022.
CHALLENGES.
FOCUS FOR NEXT QUARTER
INTRODUCTION
We hope this reports finds all of us well. Drylands Natural Resources Centre (DNRC) wish to share with us our progress report for the last three months on forestry training and finance. We have continued to work with our 800 small scale farmers and 12 schools towards achieving our goals of Community regeneration, economic empowerment and environmental regeneration. Despite the prolonged covid -19 protocols, we managed to reach most of our farmers in smaller groups and mostly at individual level. In a small way, we continue to mitigate and adapt to climate change, through diverse tree planting among the 800 small holder farmers. The trees also continue to create micro climates and slowly build the soils as through their litter. DNRC since inception has focused on this and continues to plant as many trees as possible with the community both for environmental regeneration, economic improvement and community strengthening. Many trees grown by the farmers are mature and farmers continue to benefit from them through firewood from prunings, poles and timber. Other mature trees such as moringa continue to produce seeds which farmers sell for income. As the farmers work together in tree planting and other activities, they are getting closer, more caring and thus more strengthened sense of community. During this reporting quarter, the following activities were achieved: farmer’s trainings and follow ups, farmers get together party, propagation and maintenance of seedlings and farmer’s tree saplings issuance. Below are the detailed activities during this reporting quarter.
DNRC TREE NURSERY PROGRAM
During the three month period, DNRC tree nursery personnel were busy maintaining the already propagated seedlings which included: Mangoes, paw paws, guavas, mulberry, zygium, avocado, eucalyptus, gravellia, and leucena, citrus, croton, Terminalia brownii, Terminalia indica, banalities, banana passion, sweet yellow passion, kigelia, acacia polyantha and Jerusalem thorn. Over 50, 000 of these diverse tree seedlings where issued to the farmers, schools and over 10,000 seedlings sold to none members but coming from the larger community. The team also worked in soil potting to start propagation for the New Year 2022 target.
DNRC TRAININGS AND OUTREACH PROGRAM
DNRC outreach personnel continued to train farmers mostly on forest establishment and expansion for both new and old farmers respectively. They also worked on tree seedlings issuance to the farmers for the October-December rains. They also did farmers follows and on farm trainings.
BI-ANNUAL FARMERS’ PARTY
Every year DNRC hosts two bi-annual parties for the farmers to strengthen social fabric and celebrate their achievements. The farmers contribute for the meals and selected few from each of the 15 groups come to cook and serve the rest of the farmers. After the meal, they share experiences as they dance local music and perform skits and poems related to tree planting. This year’s bi-annual party was held during this quarter and went on very well.
CHALLENGES
The biggest challenge was water because the rains were delayed and the river we scoop sand to fetch the water became impossible to scoop further and had to purchase water for the tree nursery which was very expensive.
FOCUS FOR NEXT QUARTER
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