North Kilimanjaro Satellite Imagery

1. Satellite Imagery

2. Changes in Land Use Between 1973 and 2000

3. Drivers of Land Use/Land Cover in South-East Kajiado District, Kenya

4. Conclusion

Landsat 7 ETM+ imagery used in analysis of the study area.

The study area.

1973 Land Cover / Use. The principal plains land uses are herding and wildlife (green). In Kenya, rain fed farming began on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro in the 1930s. It expanded after independence in 1963 to the area shown. The beginnings of irrigated cultivation are shown at Rombo and around Kimana and Isinet.

1973 Land Cover / Use. Close up of the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro showing existence of rain fed cultivation and irrigation at Rombo.

1984 Land Cover / Use. Note the down slope expansion of rain fed cultivation, and particularly that of irrigated agriculture.

1984 & 1994 Land Cover / Use. The irrigated area continued to expand 1984-1994. The pattern of rain fed expansion was mainly at the edges, and some infilling. This map and that for 2000 do not show intensification in areas already cultivated.

1994 & 2000 Land Cover / Use. Down slope expansion is at the edges. Some additional areas of irrigation are shown. Intensification in areas previously brought under cultivation is taking place.

1973, 1984, 1994 & 2000 Land Cover / Use.

1973, 1984, 1994 & 2000 Land Cover / Use. Dates indicate distribution of rainfed cultivation class.