Farming against the odds — Osupuko, Kajiado County
Climate-smart irrigated farming as a complementary livelihood—vegetables for consumption and sale beyond dependence on livestock alone.
Scope and activities
- Small-scale irrigated farming where agriculture was once considered unviable
- Gradual skill- and confidence-building among adopting households
- Pathway from experiment to sustained resilience
Context
In a region where agriculture was once considered unviable, MPIDO introduced climate-smart farming as a complementary livelihood.
A group of households adopted small-scale irrigated farming, gradually building their skills and confidence.
Today, they grow vegetables for both consumption and sale, generating additional income and reducing their dependence on livestock alone.
What began as an experiment has become a pathway to resilience.