Crops & Livestock as food ecosystem services

Reactive adaptation measures

Practical examples

Community preference

Improved seeds and breeds including

Growing low water requirement crops e.g. Kales, onions, sorghum etc.

24%

Keeping aridly indigenous livestock e.g. Camels, Galla goats, Dorper sheep, Sahiwal bulls.

Increase in horticulture & fruits production that give consistent income.

Enhanced pest & disease control

Epidemic control in livestock i.e. Rift Valley fever, and East Coast fever that are both climate related

14%

Frequent training sessions for resource users

11%

Pasture reestablishment and hay storage for livestock

9.7%

Modern irrigation technology and water harvest

13%