Tenders Are Invited For Forestry Services – 81308323-Enhancing And Sustaining The Adoption Of Sustainable Soil Management Practices

Forestry Services – 81308323-Enhancing And Sustaining The Adoption Of Sustainable Soil Management Practices. Prosoil Implements Soil Protection And Rehabilitation Measures At Scale, Mainly: - Conservation Agriculture: In Cooperation With Agricultural Self-Help Groups, The Counties Extension Agents And Local Service Providers, The Project Has Introduced Minimum Tillage And Related Tools, Promotes Permanent Soil Cover As Well As Crop Rotation To Preserve Soil Organic Matter. - Integrated Soil Fertility Management: To Restore Soil Fertility, The Project Supports The Application Of Lime, Vermicompost, Livestock Manure And Inter-Cropping With Nitrogen-Fixing Legumes. Soil Testing Is Conducted To Identify Adequate Measures. - Agroforestry: The Project Trains Farmers On The Integration Of Woody Perennials, Nitrogen Fixing Trees And Shrubs And Fruit Trees With Food Crops To Control Soil Erosion And Improve Soil Fertility. - Soil & Water Conservation: The Project Also Promotes Physical And Biological Measures That Reduce Runoff Velocity On And Off Farmlands, Thus Reducing Soil Erosion. - Integrated Pest Management: Push-Pull Systems And Biopesticides Are Promoted With The Aim Of Sustainably Controlling Pests While Protecting The Environment And Reduce Production Costs. - Vocational Training: A Curriculum On Sustainable Soil Management That Meets National Standards For Vocational Training Has Been Developed To Qualify Farmers And Future Agricultural Advisors. - Policy Advice: Support For The Government Includes The Development Of National Agriculture Soil Management Policy, The Domestication Of The Same Policy At The County Level And Its Implementation Via The Counties Planning Instruments. The Widespread Accessibility Of The Associated Soil Management Inputs And Services Is An Obvious Precondition For Achieving Their Adoption At Scale. A Key Learning Of The Prosoil Project Is That Accessibility Of Ae Inputs And Services At Scale Cannot Be Facilitated By Government Or Project Interventions Alone But Require Private Sector Involvement. Yet, Business Cases For Agroecological Innovations Are Often Undermined By Access Barriers To The Formal Market Such As Scientific Evidence On Effectiveness, Standardization And Certification. Against This Background, The Prosilience Theory Of Change Is That Research Facilitates Private Sector Investment. Moreover, Prosilience Explores The Application Of Ae Soil Management Approaches In Sugar Cane Farming, Reviews Agricultural Extension Approaches And, In Collaboration With Ae Private Sector And Civil Society Initiatives, Advocates For Policy Change For Ae At National Level. Prosilience Is Integrated Into The Prosoil Approach And Therefore Considered A Component Within The Project. Its Three Fields Of Action Place Particular Emphasis On Research Activities: - The Adoption Of Technical And Socio-Economic Measures Related To Innovations In Agroecology Is Enhanced - The Political And Research Framework For Agroecological Transition In Kenya Is Improved. - Kenyan Stakeholders Make Use Of The Co-Created Knowledge And Evidenc