Agricultural biodiversity in smallholder farms of East Africa /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kaihura, Fidelis, Stocking, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, ©2003.
Temas:
UN University. Project on People, Land Management and Environmental Change.
Agrobiodiversity > Africa, East.
Agrobiodiversity conservation > Africa, East.
Farms, Small > Africa, East.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
Agrobiodiversity
Agrobiodiversity conservation
Farms, Small
AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT.
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.
SMALL FARMS.
EAST AFRICA.
AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY.
FARM MANAGEMENT.
KENYA.
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA.
UGANDA.
Africa, East
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Agricultural biodiversity in smallholder farms of East Africa
  • Contents
  • List of tables and gures
  • List of acronyms
  • Foreword
  • Part I Introduction to agricultural biodiversity in East Africa
  • 1 Agricultural biodiversity in East Africa: Introduction and acknowledgements
  • 2 Managing biodiversity in agricultural systems
  • 3 Agrobiodiversity potential of smallholder farms in a dissected highland plateau of western Uganda
  • 4 Typical biodiversity in home gardens of Nduuri, Runyenjes, Embu, Kenya
  • Part II Components of agricultural biodiversity
  • 5 Spatial and temporal characteristics of rainfall in Arumeru district, Arusha region, Tanzania6 The botanical knowledge of different age groups of the Nduuri farming community, Embu, Kenya
  • 7 Diversity of vegetables and fruits and their utilization among the Nduuri community of Embu, Kenya
  • 8 The effect of g trees (Ficus sycomorus) on soil quality and coffee yield: An investigation into a traditional conservation practice in Embu district, Kenya
  • 9 The role of livestock in soil fertility and biodiversity change in Nduuri, Embu, Kenya
  • 10 Household diversity of smallholder farms of Nduuri, Embu, Kenya11 Socio- economic factors in uencing agricultural biodiversity and the livelihoods of small- scale farmers in Arumeru, Tanzania
  • 12 Agrodiversity of banana (Musa spp.) production in Bushwere, Mbarara district, Uganda
  • 13 Change in land use and its impact on agricultural biodiversity in Arumeru, Tanzania
  • Part III Farmers' perspectives
  • 14 Participatory technology development and dissemination: A methodology to capture the farmers' perspectives
  • 15 Experimenting with agrobiodiversity conservation technologies: My experiences with setaria grass in a banana plantation in Uganda16 The shared activities of PLEC farmers in Arumeru, Tanzania
  • 17 My experience as a farmer with the KARI PLEC team
  • 18 Agrobiodiversity conservation for the promotion of apiculture and household welfare in Uganda
  • 19 Farmers' evaluation of soil management practices used in Mbarara district, south- western Uganda
  • Part IV Policy recommendations
  • 20 Technical and policy recommendations for sustainable managementofagricultural biodiversity: Recommendations for Tanzania with contributions from meeting participants21 Developing policy and technical recommendations for the conservation of agricultural biodiversity in Uganda
  • Appendix East Africa PLEC General Meeting, 26 28 November 2001
  • List of contributors
  • Index

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