{"id":9482,"date":"2025-07-02T13:30:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T13:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/?p=9482"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:04:08","slug":"from-pastoralist-to-permaculturist-beat-the-locust-leads-a-green-revolution-in-northern-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/news\/from-pastoralist-to-permaculturist-beat-the-locust-leads-a-green-revolution-in-northern-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"From Pastoralist to Permaculturist: (B)eat the Locust Leads a Green Revolution in Northern Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>In the arid plains of northern Kenya, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/news\/beat-the-locust-a-sustainable-solution-to-a-gluttonous-problem\/\">(B)eat the Locust<\/a>, a climate-resilience programme implemented by Cordaid and <a href=\"https:\/\/impactkenya.org\/\">IMPACT Kenya<\/a>, equips local communities with eco-friendly alternatives to pesticides and empowers women to lead in a traditionally male-dominated landscape.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-training-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Participants in a agricultural training in northern Kenya\" class=\"wp-image-9484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-training-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-training-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-training-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-training-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-training-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-training-546x363.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-training-373x248.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-training-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-training-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-training-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Priscilla Senteina Lekurtut is giving a training to farmers in her community as part of the (B)eat the Locust programme. Photograph: Fredrick Owino <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Samburu County, patriarchal structures and traditions define daily life, which means girls and women are often denied equal access to education, employment and leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Traditional Roles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing up in a traditional Maasai homestead, 31-year-old Priscilla Senteina Lekurtut experienced the harsh conditions of pastoralist life. She was expected to spend long days herding livestock, often with only wild fruits to sustain them until the evening meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;In my community, women own nothing. All livestock belongs to the men. Families value the boy child more than the girl child,&#8217; she explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her parents, recognising she was unsuited for the traditional role laid out for her, sent her to school. Priscilla completed her secondary education and went on to earn a university degree in human resource management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8216;The training opened my eyes to what I might otherwise have missed. I grew up seeing only men in leadership roles. Now I know women can lead too.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Passion for Sustainable Farming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After graduating, she secured a scholarship to study permaculture design. That training, along with her subsequent work at the Laikipia Permaculture Centre, ignited a passion for sustainable farming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Motivated to give back, she returned to Samburu to establish a model farm on her five-acre plot. To date, she has planted over 3,000 trees of 20 different species, transforming her land into a community learning hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Becoming a Role Model<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;The beginning of this journey was difficult for me as a female pastoralist because it involved using unfamiliar tools and cultivating the land,&#8217; Priscilla says. &#8216;However, I recognised that this was an opportunity to become a role model for my community.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She started by planting trees, setting up seed nurseries, and visiting nearby forests to learn about indigenous species. Kitchen gardens and reforestation efforts followed, and soon, other women in the community began to notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Engaging in permaculture practices, such as creating kitchen gardens and planting indigenous trees, has brought about positive changes in the community.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-portrait-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A Kenyan woman holding a fruit.\" class=\"wp-image-9483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-portrait-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-portrait-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-portrait-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-portrait-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-portrait-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beat-the-Locust-Priscilla-portrait-59x44.jpg 59w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Priscilla Senteina Lekurtut. Photograph: Fredrick Owino <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Effects of Deforestation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Her initiatives have not only enhanced local diets by encouraging families to grow organic vegetables but also increased environmental awareness. More families are now planting trees after witnessing the effects of deforestation on rivers, community wells, and rainfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Priscilla\u2019s influence grew significantly when she became involved with the (B)eat the Locust project. The project was established in response to Kenya\u2019s recent desert locust invasions, aiming to shift the focus from synthetic pesticides to sustainable insect-based solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, she was chosen as one of 64 leading entrepreneurs trained through the initiative. She quickly became a prominent mentor and coach, especially for women\u2019s groups interested in rearing crickets for food and animal feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8216;Nature has a way of reciprocating. When we care for our land, it will give us back abundant vegetation and increased food production.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cricket Rearing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the Pastoralist Syntropic Dryland Centre, a group she co-founded in Laikipia County, Priscilla now leads over 100 women. The group comprises five sub-groups, all of which have been trained in cricket rearing and are now instructing others in turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Priscilla: &#8216;The training opened my eyes to what I might otherwise have missed. I grew up seeing only men in leadership roles. Now I know women can lead too.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blending Knowledge and Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Her work extends beyond insects. Priscilla also supports women\u2019s groups in marketing honey, utilising her networks and social media to help them become more financially independent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On her model farm, she has installed a borehole that supplies the community with clean water at no cost. She champions biopesticides as a safer environmental alternative to synthetic chemicals, blending traditional knowledge with scientific methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Nature has a way of reciprocating,\u2019 she says. &#8216;When we care for our land, it will give us back abundant vegetation and increased food production.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About (B)eat the Locust<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The (B)eat the Locust project emerged in response to the most recent desert locust invasion in Kenya, which caused significant environmental damage due to the heavy use of synthetic chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postcodeloterij.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Postcode Lottery<\/a>, the project promotes sustainable alternatives through insect-based value chains. It works across four arid and semi-arid counties\u2014Laikipia, Samburu, Isiolo and Marsabit\u2014supporting pastoralist communities in adopting biopesticides, rearing insects for food and feed, and building climate-resilient livelihoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This project is supported by<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PL_NL_H_RED_RGB-1024x198.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10040\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PL_NL_H_RED_RGB-1024x198.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PL_NL_H_RED_RGB-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PL_NL_H_RED_RGB-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PL_NL_H_RED_RGB-1536x296.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PL_NL_H_RED_RGB-2048x395.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PL_NL_H_RED_RGB-200x39.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the arid plains of northern Kenya, (B)eat the Locust equips local communities with eco-friendly alternatives to pesticides and empowers women to lead in a traditionally male-dominated landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9484,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"topic_tax":[34,10],"country_tax":[20],"class_list":["post-9482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic_tax-climate","topic_tax-food-systems","country_tax-kenya"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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