A Farmer-led initiative to Enhance Water Management, Food Security, and Rural Economic Development in the Dry Lands of Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali and Niger.

Integrated approach to resilience building:

a case of the Dry-lands Development Programme (DRYDEV)

Phosiso Sola, PhDEast Africa Programme Coordinator-DRYDEV

p.sola@cigar.org

and

DryDev teamshttp://drydev.org/

3rd Africa Drylands Weeks, Safari Court Hotel, Windhoek

9th August 2016

The programme• Five-year initiative (August 2013 to July 2018) funded by the Ministry of

Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of the Netherlands and World Vision Australia (WVA).

• The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) is the overall implementing agency working with a Consortium of 21 NGOs

Country National LeadOrganization

Implementing Partners

Burkina Faso Reseau Marp SNV; Tree Aid

Ethiopia World Vision EOC/DICAC; REST

Kenya World Vision SNV; CARITAS; ADRA

Mali Sahel Eco OXFAM; AMEDD; AMEPPE

Niger Care International OXFAM; World Vision; KARKARA; AREN; RAIL; CRESA

Programme sitesCountry County/Region District/Subcounty/Commune

Burkina Faso Sourou Kiembara Tougan

Zondoma et Yatenga Oula; Bassi Tougo

Yatenga Zogoré; Tangaye

Bam Tikaré; Kongoussi

Passoré Arbollé; Kirsi

Sanguié Tenado; Réo; Khyon; Koudougou

Ethiopia Oromia Boset; Gursum; arso

Tigray Tseada Emba; Kilite Awlalo; Samre

Kenya Kitui Mwingi Central; Kitui Rural

Makueni Mbooni; Kibwezi East

Machakos Yatta; Mwala

Mali Sikasso Yorosso; Koutiala

Segou Segou; Tominian

Mopti Bankass; Bandiagara

Niger Torodi Digbari Middle; Goroubi East; Goroubi west

Dogon Kiria Dallol North; Dallol Middle; Dallol South

Malbaza Maggia North; Maggia South –East; Maggia West

Aguie Goulbin Kaba North –East; Goulbin Kaba South –East

Droum SC Korama Damagaram North East; SC Korama Damagaram

South East

The programmeVision: Households residing in arid and semi arid areas have transitioned from subsistence farming and emergency aid to sustainable rural development

• Through increasing food and water security, enhancing market access, and strengthening the local economy for different categories of farmers.

– Informed by farmer priorities– 5,822 farmer representative from 108 sites

participated

– Site based integration and saturation of interventions

– Scaling up what works

The programme• Through increasing food and water security, enhancing market access, and

strengthening the local economy for different categories of farmers.

– Contextual tailoring of interventions to fine scale biophysical and social variation

• Adopting options-by-context (OxC) approach- one size does not fit all

– Promoting the uptake of evidence and learning generated under the programme

• Planned comparisons by farmers

• Robust impact assessment based on comparison sites

•Organise platform/ arena/ fora for information and knowledge sharing

•Scale up application of new knowledge

•Engage in planned and unplanned comparisons•Monitor activities•Keep records

• Identify relevant actors, groups to participate

Establish collaboration

Facilitate discovery

Facilitate Dialogue

Apply knowledge

Planned Comparisons

• Systematic structured action learning activities/research– Farmer priorities

– Contextual appropriateness –adaptation of technologies, practices

– Effectiveness and Cost effectiveness –labour, money, benefits

1. Tree planting practices and methods including grafting

2. FMNR and enclosures

3. Tree promotion approaches

4. Variations and combinations of CA principles

5. Soil moisture conversation on farm and off farm

6. Composting methods

7. Post harvest pest control methods-biopesticide

8. Vegetable pest control -biopesticides

9. Bee colony multiplication

Interventions- Sub-catchment-level natural resource management

Interventions- Sub-catchment-level natural resource management

Interventions- Sub-catchment-level natural resource management

Interventions- On-farm Water & Soil management

Interventions- On-farm Water & Soil management

Interventions- On-farm Water & Soil management

Interventions- Climate smart agricultural commodity production

Interventions- Climate smart agricultural commodity production

Interventions- Enhancing Market and Financial Access

iShamba mobile services to provide farmerswith the following information

Innovative and value chain stakeholder

platforms

Increasing financial literacy and saving culture

Linking farmer to financial service provider

Interventions- Scaling of Evidence and Learning

Link to policy and evidence scaling

Action learning and evidence

generation and evaluate

Policy and investment influence

Upscale evidence

Stakeholder, analysis and engagement

Policy synthesis and engagement

strategy

Intervention implementation

PMEL, PCs, learning

platforms

Local governance and

institutional strengthening

Thank you