1.2 Contact details of resource persons and institutions involved in the assessment and documentation of the Approach

Name of project which facilitated the documentation/ evaluation of the Approach (if relevant)

Reversing land degradation in Africa by scaling-up Evergreen Agriculture (Regreening Africa)

Name of the institution(s) which facilitated the documentation/ evaluation of the Approach (if relevant)

International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) - Kenya

1.3 Conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT

When were the data compiled (in the field)?

13/12/2022

The compiler and key resource person(s) accept the conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT:

Yes

2.1 Short description of the Approach

The Regreening Africa project identifies key individuals within the community who are then trained on land restoration through beekeeping. Through this "training of trainers" approach the trainees then train others.

2.2 Detailed description of the Approach

Detailed description of the Approach:

The Regreening Africa project identifies key individuals within communities who are trained on land restoration through beekeeping: the trainees then train others themselves. The characteristics of this “training of trainers” (ToT) approach is that it is community-based, and those selected for training work within areas they can reach with ease from their homes. They are also required to be practicing, or demonstrating interest in, one or more approaches promoted by the project. The selected persons include women, the disabled, and youth, as well as mature people who have the experience to integrate local knowledge.
The objectives of the approach are to cut down on the cost of implementing land restoration by building capacity at the local level. By promoting peer-learning and establishing learning sites within the community, it is believed that a greater number of people can be efficiently reached. The goal is to achieve more trees on farms (especially "bee-friendly" trees) and increased sales of honey and other products, leading to better living standards and a sustained, healthy environment.
Training includes technologies that cover tree growing (including farmer managed natural regeneration) with an emphasis on beekeeping as a commercial venture within a promising value chain. Thus, they are trained specifically on beekeeping as well as hive making to meet the high demand for honey. They are supported with high value seed and tree seedlings for integration into farms to support their apiary businesses. The main stakeholders involved include World Vision Kenya who mobilize farmers and link them to other actors in beekeeping value chains; ICRAF who provide training on beekeeping and hive making, as well as technologies for tree growing and management; and county government who have constituted a forum to regulate prices. Communities then implement the technologies. Initially the farming communities disliked bees due to possible attacks, but after training about setting up apiaries and bee-based businesses, and based on their experience after implementing the lessons learnt from the training, they have become more receptive to the approach.

2.3 Photos of the Approach

2.4 Videos of the Approach

2.5 Country/ region/ locations where the Approach has been applied

2.6 Dates of initiation and termination of the Approach

2.7 Type of Approach

• project/ programme based

2.8 Main aims/ objectives of the Approach

To enable communities benefit from the land restoration approaches, equally reach many people with the technology and build local resources and capacities.

2.9 Conditions enabling or hindering implementation of the Technology/ Technologies applied under the Approach

3.1 Stakeholders involved in the Approach and their roles

3.2 Involvement of local land users/ local communities in the different phases of the Approach

	Involvement of local land users/ local communities	Specify who was involved and describe activities
initiation/ motivation	interactive	local community consultation was conducted to determine the land restoration issues. community opinion leaders, community representatives and local leaders are involved.
planning	interactive	planning is facilitated by the implementing NGO, communities generate the plans
implementation	interactive	community are enabled to implement through trainings and provision of some material as they also contribute part of the materials.
monitoring/ evaluation	external support	internal monitoring systems are in place to enable communities adapt to changes to implementation. External reviewers are involved to assess impacts of the intervention.

3.3 Flow chart (if available)

3.4 Decision-making on the selection of SLM Technology/ Technologies

Specify who decided on the selection of the Technology/ Technologies to be implemented:

• all relevant actors, as part of a participatory approach

Explain:

participatory approaches are adopted for ownership and adoption, communities understand their landscape and own indigenous knowledge and history of what works and what does not. expert bring additional knowledge to improve the local practices, counties provide linkage for external support to strengthen the approach further.

Specify on what basis decisions were made:

• evaluation of well-documented SLM knowledge (evidence-based decision-making)

4.1 Capacity building/ training

Was training provided to land users/ other stakeholders?

Yes

Specify who was trained:

• land users
• field staff/ advisers

If relevant, specify gender, age, status, ethnicity, etc.

Males, females and youth are involved in the training, ensuring women form 30% of the trainees and trainees ages ranged between 8-60 years. Usually training is conducted at local level and most of the communities are of the same ethnic group.

Form of training:

• on-the-job
• farmer-to-farmer
• demonstration areas
• public meetings

Subjects covered:

Beekeeping for land restoration, tree nursery establishment and management, honey value chain development

Comments:

The approach is specific to beekeeping for land restoration

4.2 Advisory service

Do land users have access to an advisory service?

Yes

Specify whether advisory service is provided:

• on land users' fields

Describe/ comments:

farmers convene at a common place to learn about a specific technology.

4.3 Institution strengthening (organizational development)

Have institutions been established or strengthened through the Approach?

• yes, a little

Specify the level(s) at which institutions have been strengthened or established:

• local

Describe institution, roles and responsibilities, members, etc.

local farmer groups have been registered to enable them receive recognition and financial support from micro credit institutions

Specify type of support:

• financial
• capacity building/ training
• equipment

Give further details:

farmer groups develop proposals that they present to financial institutions or other NGOs to allow them access fund, some institutions provide equipment

4.4 Monitoring and evaluation

Is monitoring and evaluation part of the Approach?

Yes

Comments:

approach is reviewed periodically to allow actors adapt to prevailing situations.

If yes, is this documentation intended to be used for monitoring and evaluation?

Yes

Comments:

The information help the planners to decide on better ways to improve the technology

4.5 Research

Was research part of the Approach?

No

5.1 Annual budget for the SLM component of the Approach

If precise annual budget is not known, indicate range:

• 2,000-10,000

Comments (e.g. main sources of funding/ major donors):

EU

5.2 Financial/ material support provided to land users

Did land users receive financial/ material support for implementing the Technology/ Technologies?

Yes

If yes, specify type(s) of support, conditions, and provider(s):

The training of trainers were facilitated using the project funds to attend trainings.

5.3 Subsidies for specific inputs (including labour)

• agricultural

If labour by land users was a substantial input, was it:

• voluntary

5.4 Credit

Was credit provided under the Approach for SLM activities?

Yes

Specify conditions (interest rate, payback, etc.):

The training of trainers accessed credit through the self-help groups. The interest rates varies from 1-10% depending on the saving groups. most of the training of trainers saved in more than more saving and loaning group.

Specify credit providers:

self help groups

Specify credit receivers:

Training of Trainers and local communties

5.5 Other incentives or instruments

Were other incentives or instruments used to promote implementation of SLM Technologies?

Yes

If yes, specify:

Recognition, best performing training of trainers were visited by the donors and other partners to learn from the approach. that gave them a sense of prestige and motivation and challenged the other ToTs to do better so next time they receive visitors.

6.1 Impacts of the Approach

6.2 Main motivation of land users to implement SLM

6.3 Sustainability of Approach activities

Can the land users sustain what has been implemented through the Approach (without external support)?

• yes

If yes, describe how:

sustainability is integral part of the approach, the approach thus build local institutions structures to ensures the technology is implemented with or without the external support

6.4 Strengths/ advantages of the Approach

Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the land user’s view
inclusive
participatory
stakeholder led

Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the compiler’s or other key resource person’s view
inclusive
stakeholder led
participatory

6.5 Weaknesses/ disadvantages of the Approach and ways of overcoming them

Weaknesses/ disadvantages/ risks in the land user’s view	How can they be overcome?
need strong leadership to succeed	leaders that are visionary should be appointed

Weaknesses/ disadvantages/ risks in the compiler’s or other key resource person’s view	How can they be overcome?
change of role/ change of government incase of county officials	ensure proper hand over and induction for continuity

7.1 Methods/ sources of information

7.2 References to available publications

Title, author, year, ISBN:

Regreening Africa annual reports

Available from where? Costs?

open access

7.3 Links to relevant information which is available online

Title/ description:

Regreening Africa project

URL:

https://regreeningafrica.org/