Arid Lands Resources Project
Assistance to Pastoralist communities to sustainability exploit gum arabic, increasing their incomes and thereby reducing tree cutting for charcoal and utilizatioin gum arabic waste for making saw dust briquettes.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Semi Arid Lands Training and Livestock Improvement Centre
Country:
Kenya
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 33,469.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
Project Number:
KEN-GEF-93-009
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
In this project the community will participate in collecting gum arabic from acacia trees in the wild, grade it and package it for export.
Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous pastoralists from Isiolo area were involved in this project.
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SGP Country office contact
Ms. Nancy Chege
Phone:
(254-20) 7624473
Fax:
(254-20) 621076
Email:
Ms. Eunice Mwaura
Email:
Address
UNDP, P.O. Box 30218
Nairobi, 00100
Nairobi, 00100
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