África oriental

The premise of this research is to better understand how approaches to implementing rainwater management practices can be informed by understanding how the people living and working in agroecosystems are connected to one another. Because these connections are via both social interactions and functional characteristics of the landscape, a social-ecological network emerges.

With the support of CGIAR Research Programs Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE) and Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), CIAT sponsored five episodes of Kenya’s popular make-over TV series, Shamba Shape-Up, to advise farmers how to protect their soils.

With the support of CGIAR Research Programs Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE) and Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), CIAT sponsored five episodes of Kenya’s popular make-over TV series, Shamba Shape-Up, to advise farmers how to protect their soils.

With the support of CGIAR Research Programs Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE) and Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), CIAT sponsored five episodes of Kenya’s popular make-over TV series, Shamba Shape-Up, to advise farmers how to protect their soils.

With the support of CGIAR Research Programs Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE) and Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), CIAT sponsored five episodes of Kenya’s popular make-over TV series, Shamba Shape-Up, to advise farmers how to protect their soils.

Effective facilitation enables farmer-based water user organizations to analyse contextual issues, identify causal links, formulate clear challenges, develop partnerships with stakeholders, and innovate and implement solutions. However, facilitation is often provided by international partners, such as advanced research institutions or non-governmental organisations (NGOs).