In West Pokot District (Kenya) changes in livestock grazing patterns – due
to insecurity population pressure and drought – have led to a serious re-
duction in vegetation. Large areas once well covered with pasture and trees
have become entirely denuded eroded and useless.
Can these lands be rehabilitated? Can the agro-pastoral landowners
themselves do this with minimal ‘inputs’ or assistance from outside? How
long does it take for an enclosed pasture to recover? What are the best
grasses and trees to use in regenerating degraded rangeland? What are
some of the management methods that can prevent pastures from degrad-
ing in the first instance?
This field guide will give you the answers to these questions.
Publication year
2002
Authors
Kitalyi, A.; Alphonse, M.; Suazo, J.; Ogutu, F.
Keywords
Grasses, Pastures, Rehabilitation, Shrubs, Trees
