Description
This book documents how the smallholder farmers of East Africa - in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda - are playing their part in the global agenda for the conservation, sustainable use and the equitable sharing of the benefits of biodiversity. [READ MORE...]
Editors
Fidelis Kaihura is Senior Agricultural Research Officer in Natural Resources Management at Lake Zone Agricultural Research and Development Institute at Ukiriguru, Mwanza, Tanzania. Michael Stocking is Professor of Natural Resource Development and Dean of the School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom.
Contents
PART I:
Introduction to Agricultural Biodiversity in East Africa
Agricultural Biodiversity in East Africa - Introduction and Acknowledgements
Managing Biodiversity in Agricultural Systems
Agro-Biodiversity Potential of Small-holder Farms in a Dissected Highland Plateau of Western Uganda
Typical Biodiversity in Home Gardens of Nduuri Location, Runyenjes, Embu, Kenya
PART II:
Components of Agricultural Biodiversity Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Rainfall in Arumeru District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
The Botanical Knowledge of Different Age Groups of the Nduuri Farming Community, Embu, Kenya
Diversity of Vegetables and Fruits and their Utilisation among the Nduuri Community of Embu, Kenya
The Effect Of Fig Trees (Ficus Sycomorus) on Soil Quality and Coffee Yield: An Investigation into a Traditional Conservation Practice in Embu District, Kenya
The Role of Livestock in Soil Fertility and Biodiversity Change in Nduuri Embu, Kenya
Household Diversity of Small-Holder farms of Nduuri, Embu, Kenya
Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Agrobiodiversity and the Livelihoods of Small-Scale Farmers of Arumeru, Tanzania
Agro-diversity of Banana (Musa Spp) Production in Bushwere, Mbarara district, Uganda
Changes in Land Use and its Impact on Agricultural Biodiversity in Arumeru, Tanzania
PART III:
Farmers' Perspectives Introduction to Part III Participatory Technology Development and Dissemination: A Methodology to Capture the Farmers' Perspective
Experimenting with Agro-biodiversity Conservation Technologies: My Experiences with Setaria Grass in a Banana Plantation in Uganda
The Shared Activities of PLEC Farmers in Arumeru, Tanzania
My Experience as a Farmer with the KARI PLEC Team
Agrobiodiversity Conservation for the Promotion of Apiculture and Household Welfare in Uganda Farmers' Evaluation of Soil Management
Practices used in Mbarara District, South Western Uganda
PART IV:
Policy Recommendations
Technical and Policy Recommendations for Sustainable Management of Agricultural Biodiversity: Recommendations for Tanzania with Contributions from Meeting Participants
Developing Policy and Technical Recommendations for the Conservation of Agricultural Biodiversity in Uganda
Contributors
Michael Stocking
Fidelis B.S. Kaihura
Liang Luohui
Joy K. Tumuhairwe
Charles Nkwiine
John N.N Kang’ara
Kajuju Kaburu
Charles M. Rimui
Robert M.L Kingamkono
Ezekiah H Ngoroi
Seth Amboga
Kaburu M'Ribu
Barrack Okoba
Julius M. Muturi
Francis K. Ngugi
Immaculate Mwangi
Essau E Mwalukasa
Edina Kahembe
Chris Gumisiriza
Francis K. Tumuhairwe
Jerry A. Ngailo
Freddy P. Baijukya
Barnabas J. Kiwambo
Frank Muhwezi
Freda P. Kipuyo
Gidiel L. Loivoi
Kisyoki Sambweti
Bernard Njeru Njiru
Fred Tuhimbisibwe
Jovia M. Nuwagaba
Manzi N. Mangheni
Deusdedit M. Rugangira
John B. Kawangolo
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