Youth opportunity spaces in low-emission dairy development in Kenya: Research findings and policy recommendations

The dairy sector in Kenya produces over 4 billion liters of milk per year and supports 1.3 million producer households with a vital contribution to incomes and nutrition. However, total national production fails to meet demand. There is a need for increased efforts to support value chain development growth in the sector. In addition to the potential of dairy to support economic growth, the dairy sector is receiving substantial attention as a pathway to achieve Kenya’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), commitments to international agreements to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensities. Intensification of production would reduce emission intensities by generating a higher volume of milk per unit of GHG emission. However, Kenya’s NDCs specify that the environmental target of GHG emissions reduction should be pursued in accordance with its broader sustainable development agenda. Low-emission development has significant implications for reaching International Sustainable Development Goals; specifically, Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG #8) and Gender Equality (SDG #5)

Best practice guide to socially and gender-inclusive development in the Kenyan intensive dairy sector

This report is a guide to best practices for gender and social inclusion in Kenyan intensive dairy sector. This guide is meant as a practical resource to inform the development of Kenya’s Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) strategy. Kenya’s NAMA will provide climate finance mechanisms to a number of stakeholders in the livestock sector who are currently practising or interested in low-emissions development. Although development interventions in Kenya’s dairy industry have begun to recognize gender and social differentiation issues, there is a critical need to fill the knowledge gaps that exist in the practical application of gender mainstreaming from policy to field level. This guide provides a synthesis of lessons learned and recommendations for gender-equitable low-emissions development. The guide draws upon both extant literature and project experiences revealed by industry experts (n=12). To safeguard the anonymity of participants, no personal names or official positions are mentioned. This guide solely focuses on high-potential dairy development areas, as these are the priority sites for Kenya’s NAMA

AICCRA Country Scaling Vision: Kenya

The conceptual framework below is a schematic representation of how our various engagement strategies impact the integrated CSA/CIS technology and information ecosystem. Black boxes represent partners and beneficiaries. The red texts represent our contributions. On the left side of the diagram, we are supporting the national public sector with information tools that strengthen capacity of meteorological services and bundled ag/climate advisories. Along with complementary trainings, these are disseminated (green lines) directly to producers and local public and private sector partners who are being trained in using them to advise producers. AICCRA Kenya is also mainstreaming gender inclusivity throughout its programming. The gender equality symbol indicates the products for which we have developed specific gender inclusion strategies, both in terms of technological dissemination and training materials. Supporting both direct and indirect impact pathways for producers, we are building redundancy in the system, which should improve social inclusion, institutional robustness and sustainability of application of these advisories

Jet Breakup and Pinch-Off in Liquid-Liquid Systems

An experimental study of jet breakup in immiscible liquid-liquid systems has been performed. The present study focuses on capturing and quantifying the breakup and pinch-off of a liquid jet when injected into a second, immiscible liquid. A nozzle with a 97 m opening is used to generate a jet of 53.4% Water-Glycerin (by weight) flowing into an ambient fluid of Clearco Pure Silicone Fluid 50. The breakup mode is studied for a range of Reynolds, Weber number combinations by varying the jet exit velocity. The range of interest is from near the onset of Rayleigh type breakup up to and including the transition to sinuous breakup.Mechanical & Aerospace Engineerin

Livestock transitions: Global options and local realities for adaptation and mitigation

Presentation by Todd Crane on climate action options in Africa's Livestock Systems. Presented at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) COP 27 at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 2022

Market-oriented interventions and climate resilience in dryland agro-pastoralism

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