ASAL Based Livestock & Rural Livelihoods Support Project (ALLPRO) - Promoting Livestock & Alternative Livelihoods with ASAL Communities in Kenya

Who we are

ASAL Based Livestock and Rural Livelihoods Support Project (ALLPRO) is a six year initiative of the Ministry of Livestock Development (MoLD) started in July 2004 and designed to improve the livelihoods of communities living in the Arid and Semi-arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya through improved incomes from their livestock and building their capacities to cope with adverse environmental shocks like droughts, floods and livestock disease outbreaks.

The project is funded by Government of Kenya and African Development Bank with various benefiting communities contributing at least 20% of the cost of their projects.

The project is implemented by the Departments of Veterinary Services and Livestock Production of the MoLD with Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya Camel Association, University of Nairobi and Ewaso Nyiro North Development Authority as the main collaborators.

Project Goal and Objective

The goal of the project is to contribute to poverty reduction at the national and household levels, consistent with the government's policies of mainstreaming the ASAL areas in the economic framework of the country.

The project objective is to improve sustainable rural livelihoods and food security through improved livestock productivity, marketing and support for drought management and food security initiatives in the project Districts.

Project Components

ALLPRO Publications
ALLPRO Sheep and Goat Manual

ALLPRO Training and Participatory Development Guidelines