Sagana Fish Farming Project
Case Study C0251
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| Date | 2005 |
| Agency | Sagana Fish and Bee Keeping Women Self Help Group |
| Donor/support agency | GEF SGP |
| Project type | Implemented by agency |
| Context(s) | Productive landscape |
| Geographic coverage | Kenya |
| Locality | Sagana |
| Biodiversity focus | Forest ecosystem |
| Development focus | Local community |
| Conservation goals | Protect the forest resources of Mt. Kenya |
| Poverty reduction goals | Reduce poverty by providing alternative income generating opportunities, and improve food security, by providing an alternative source of protein |
Summary
The 'Sagana Fish Farming Project' was started in 2003 by the NGO Sagana Fish and Bee Keeping Women Self Help Group, with the financial support of GEF. The goal of this project is to protect the forest resources of Mt. Kenya by providing women groups alternative income generating opportunities and an alternative source of protein. This is an income generating project, as the fish farming is expected to raise profits at Ksh 500,000 to 1,000,000 each year. At the same time, reduced pressure on forest resources will help protect Mt. Kenya and maintain its status as a World Heritage Site, and preserve all of the services it provides, such as biodiversity and maintenance of water quality. More specifically, to achieve its objectives the Sagana Fish and Bee Keeping Women Self Help Group intends to: 1) learn how to farm fish and how to market it; 2) construct 8 fish ponds (each of them is expected to hold an average of 3,000 fingerlings); 3) expand the existing tree nurseries and encourage members to raise indigenous tree seedlings in their own nurseries; 4) construct a five strand solar powered electric fence to boost protection from intruders and wild animals; 5) construct a 170 meters long stone wall tunnel for water provision.
Conservation impact
Women are using fresh water from the adjacent forest for fish rearing while they replenish trees in degraded parts of the forest. Women have already planted some 4000 indigenous trees in the forest.
Poverty reduction impact
None/Not known
Strategy for Conservation/Poverty Linkages
Provision of alternative livelihoods
Enhanced access to/availability of natural resources for local use
Enabling local participation in policy-/decision- making processes
Reference 1
http://sgp.undp.org/index.cfm?Module=Projects&Page=ShowProject&ProjectID=7145
Related records above this one:
- Global Environment Facility (GEF) (Organisation O0026)