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A system, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), together with
farmers in Kiawamagira village to design, implement, and maintain proper
drainage of farms using resources provided by the ministry and residents
of Kiawamagira village.
C:
Kiawamagira community
A:
MoA, Kiawamagira community
T:
Runoff directed
to access road
Runoff directed away
from access road
W:
Farmers direct runoff from their farms to the access road
causing damage and flooding in other areas of the village
O:
Kiawamagira community
E:
Expertise from MoA, Resources from Kiawamagira community,
community organization and unity, goodwill from farmers
Monitor to decide if:
-runoff to road is reduced
-road in good condition
MoA
Village committee
Organize and
obtain resources
Design drainage
system
Take action
Farmers
Implement
Repair road
C: Clients; A: Actors; T: Transformations; W: World-view; O: Owners; E: Environment
fIGuRe 5.3
A root definition and an activity system based on the perspective of a group
of business people and those with off-farm employment in the Kiawamagira intensive study
site. See CD for color image.
5.3.1.3
Inadequate extension services in Kiambu district
According to participants in the initial workshops, government extension agents
visited most of the villages in Kiambu district and demonstrated modern farming
techniques. This became less and less frequent beginning from the late 1980s and
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