TY - SER
KW - afforestation
KW - Kenya
KW - reclamation of land
KW - soil conservation
KW - tree planting
KW - reforestation
KW - women
KW - erosion
KW - land use
KW - grazing
KW - fuelwood
KW - livestock
KW - herding
KW - pastoralism
KW - extension
KW - farmer participatory research
KW - fodder
KW - subsistence agriculture
KW - agroforestry
AU - Wilhelm Östberg
AU - Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet, Uppsala (Sweden)
AU - International Rural Development Centre
AB - During early discussion with the management of the VI Tree Planting Project, it appeared to the author that there were three lodestars to guide the project's activities.

First, by enclosing waste lands and planting trees in the semi-arid parts of West Pokot district, a rapid improvement of the environment is brought about. Grass invades the enclosed areas, soil erosion is arrested, and the productivity of the land is improved. This impresses the farmers of the area, who become interested in land rehabilitation.

Secondly, in the higher potential areas of West Pokot district and in Trans Nzoia district, the project concentrates on producing and distributing seedlings of rapidly growing leguminous species. These will improve soil fertility and provide fuelwood in these densely populated and treeless areas.

Thirdly, through cooperation with the many women groups on the settlement schemes in Trans Nzoia, the project hopes to reach a large number of families and encourage them to plant trees. (author)
AN - 91-01409
BT - Forest, Trees and People Working Paper np. 82
CN - SD409.O83 1988
CY - Uppsala [Sweden]
DA - 01/1988
DB - Pennsylvania State University Libraries
LA - English
N2 - During early discussion with the management of the VI Tree Planting Project, it appeared to the author that there were three lodestars to guide the project's activities.

First, by enclosing waste lands and planting trees in the semi-arid parts of West Pokot district, a rapid improvement of the environment is brought about. Grass invades the enclosed areas, soil erosion is arrested, and the productivity of the land is improved. This impresses the farmers of the area, who become interested in land rehabilitation.

Secondly, in the higher potential areas of West Pokot district and in Trans Nzoia district, the project concentrates on producing and distributing seedlings of rapidly growing leguminous species. These will improve soil fertility and provide fuelwood in these densely populated and treeless areas.

Thirdly, through cooperation with the many women groups on the settlement schemes in Trans Nzoia, the project hopes to reach a large number of families and encourage them to plant trees. (author)
PB - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, International Rural Development Centre
PP - Uppsala [Sweden]
PY - 1988
RN - Local system: (OCoLC)20548735 Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-123) Collection title: CIKARD-Center for Indigenous Knowledge in Agriculture and Rural Development. Department of Anthropology, Iowa State University
SN - 978-91-576-3510-5/0280-4301
EP - 123
ST - We eat trees
T2 - Forest, Trees and People Working Paper np. 82
TI - We eat trees: Tree planting and land rehabilitation in West Pokot District, Kenya: a baseline study (Working Paper)
UR - http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/610964356
ER -