Center for Rangelands Management

Evolving the Rangelands Economy in Africa to Respond to the Demands of #ClimateEmergency.

[Center for Rangelands Management @CRM_KE]

🧵#Abamectin is killing our #bees!!

Scientific show that the active ingrident #abamectin, widely used in the horticulture industries in #Kenya has extreme toxicology effects on #bees.

In recent days, this product has been withdrawn for open field use by the @PCPB_Kenya.

[Center for Rangelands Management @CRM_KE]

On @lemondefr, our views on the pesticide menace in Kenya.

https://t.co/pdVIgLArha

[Center for Rangelands Management @CRM_KE]

Is Food politics?

E.D @EleraiNjuguna spent time this saturday breaking down the pieces.

Food is politics & deeper into the centuary increasingly be so. Africa farmers & consumers will be most affected.

Food soverignity, the right for pple to make a choice is not an ideal talk.

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https://t.co/PIAGxJ5wO5

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https://t.co/PIAGxJ64DD

[Center for Rangelands Management @CRM_KE]

Coming up this 18th Jan on @ntvkenya

An investigative report that feature our campign with partners on the menace of Highly Harzadous Pestcidies in our region.
#safefood #HHPs #Kenya #europe

[Center for Rangelands Management @CRM_KE]

We takes note.

The center will run a long study to establish the extent of damage and losses caused on the use of abamectin on #bee colonies, disruptions on #beekeepers way of life and possible longterm effects to the rangelands ecosystem.

Then a decision shall be made

[Center for Rangelands Management @CRM_KE]

🧵#Abamectin is killing our #bees!!

Scientific show that the active ingrident #abamectin, widely used in the horticulture industries in #Kenya has extreme toxicology effects on #bees.

In recent days, this product has been withdrawn for open field use by the @PCPB_Kenya.

[Center for Rangelands Management @CRM_KE]

That withdrawal remains on paper.

In the fields, the manufacturers of products continue to make them avilable, unregulated for open field use.

In the meantime our #bees chock, our food system disrupted and our #biodiversity & peoples way of life disrupted.

[Center for Rangelands Management @CRM_KE]

We are walking a similar #SelfAdvocacy path with @COTRR_Africa equiping the Muranga farmer with knowledge that help them not only put their self advocacy skills to use but equally achieve true #sustainable & people centric development and policy regime.

[Center for Rangelands Management @CRM_KE]

🧵Yesterday, we spent time with farmers in Muranga on an agri #advocacy capacity building engagement organised by @COTRR_Africa focused on helping them create demand for #agroecology policies and development within their county structures.

[Center for Rangelands Management @CRM_KE]

🧵Our similar #advocacy model have proven great success in Kajiado, including aligning development priorities to ADPs, petitioning for farmer focused regulations that seal exploitation gaps among other proven interventions.

[Center for Rangelands Management @CRM_KE]

Felix Odhiambo, our Cordinator Rangelands Resources & Research
writes on Index-Based Livestock Insurance for the rangelands livestock economy in this unpredictable climate days.

https://t.co/Cg1xp7EeUq

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To residences of Kajiado County, please note the schedule for PP on Kajiado Finance Bill 2025.

[Center for Rangelands Management @CRM_KE]

Register and join in the discussion on food health and #biodiversity from a pesticide use perspective.

https://t.co/paz6zKqEWk

[Center for Rangelands Management @CRM_KE]

In Baringo County, our livestock climate adaptation program is working with farmers to utilize the OND short rains by planting drought resilient #livestock fodder.

The farmers will equally be trained on livestock feed #conservation methods such as silage making and haying.

[Elerai Lolkera Village 🇰🇪 🇿🇦 @EleraiVillage]

We do maintain some langstroth hive, especially for our research with @CRM_KE on #bee heat tolerance , productivity aggression, and colony retention.

This informs some of our hives and component development for #beekeeping in the rangelands where so much more happens.

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Socrates of @EleraiVillage ia 1 month 3 weeks old.

On calve management, how do you ensure your calves survival.

When do you start deworming?

When is pellet introduced?

When is fodder introduced?

How much milk do they get?

When is water introduced?

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What is the future of #agroecology for pastrol #communities in the rangelands of #Kenya.

Read our ED @EleraiNjuguna latest thoughts.

https://t.co/VsJBbTLun5

@routetofood @EleraiVillage

[Center for Rangelands Management @CRM_KE]

Acacia produces a highly nutrious feed for the goats & sheep, especially during the dry season.

Seeing them heads down in the dust under the acacia, you may wonder what on dust they are doing.

Happens that during his dusty grazy days, @Manuel_Ntoyai enjoyed this delicacy too.