This report identifies and assesses climate-smart agricultural practices through participatory appraisal tools with experts and farmers, as part of FAO’s Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture the MICCA pilot project in Kaptumo, Kenya. The aim is to highlight and add climate-smart practices within the ongoing development programme which aims to integrate climate change adaptation and mitigation with improving livelihoods and productivity of the dairy farming system. The authors present the methods used and give background information about the project and farmers’ characteristics at the site. Five sets of potential options are presented: agroforestry, manure management, conservation agriculture, livestock production, and energy options, and wetlands protection. Finally the report discusses farmers’ listing and ranking of the practices and present a framework for assessing the potential of selected options.

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Adaptation
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Eldis
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Agriculture and forestry
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Kenya
Agriculture
Constructed wetlands
Wetland management
Agroforestry
Community based
Mitigation
Designing protected areas