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964803
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b719173
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Agricultural biodiversity in smallholder farms of East Africa /\ edited by Fidelis Kaihura and Michael Stocking.
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Tokyo ;New York :: United Nations University Press,, ©2003.
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1 online resource (xvii, 245 pages) :: illustrations, 1 map
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0585485577
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: 928081088X
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: 9780585485577
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: 9789280810882
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: 9789280870510
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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""
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""10 Household diversity of smallholder farms of Nduuri, Embu, Kenya""""11 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""
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""15 Experimenting with agrobiodiversity conservation technologies: My experiences with setaria grass in a banana plantation in Uganda""""16 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""
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""20 Technical and policy recommendations for sustainable managementofagricultural biodiversity: Recommendations for Tanzania with contributions from meeting participants""""21 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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""5 Spatial and temporal characteristics of rainfall in Arumeru district, Arusha region, Tanzania""""6 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""
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UN University. Project on People, Land Management and Environmental Change.
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Agrobiodiversity conservation-- Africa, East.
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Agrobiodiversity-- Africa, East.
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Farms, Small-- Africa, East.
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Agrobiodiversity conservation.
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Agrobiodiversity.
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Farms, Small.
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NATURE-- Animals-- Wildlife.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Biological Diversity.
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AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY.
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AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT.
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BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.
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EAST AFRICA.
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SMALL FARMS.
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SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.
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FARM MANAGEMENT.
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KENYA.
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UGANDA.
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UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA.
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Africa, East.
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| Dewey Classification
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333.95/16/09676
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S494.5.A43A45 2003eb
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| Added Entry
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Kaihura, Fidelis.
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Stocking, Michael.
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