This document looks at the Shamba system of reafforestation and afforestation in Kenya. This system employs the traditional African method of farming known as shifting cultivation, which combines both forest and agricultural land use. This document provides a description and an historical summary of the Shamba system. It includes sections on: silvicultural applications; the economic importance of the Shamba system; and, social, political and administrative considerations in agroforestry projects.
AN - 91-01475 BT - Proceedings from Kenya National Seminar on Agroforestry, Nairobi, Kenya, 12-22 November 1980 C5 - 21 CY - Nairobi, Kenya DA - 10/1981 LA - English N2 -This document looks at the Shamba system of reafforestation and afforestation in Kenya. This system employs the traditional African method of farming known as shifting cultivation, which combines both forest and agricultural land use. This document provides a description and an historical summary of the Shamba system. It includes sections on: silvicultural applications; the economic importance of the Shamba system; and, social, political and administrative considerations in agroforestry projects.
PB - International Council for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) PP - Nairobi, Kenya PY - 1981 SP - 287 EP - 308 T2 - Proceedings from Kenya National Seminar on Agroforestry, Nairobi, Kenya, 12-22 November 1980 TI - Agroforestry practices in high potential areas of Kenya UR - http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10924821 ER -