TY - BOOK T1 - We eat trees: Tree planting and land rehabilitation in West Pokot District, Kenya: a baseline study (Working Paper) T2 - Forest, Trees and People Working Paper np. 82 Y1 - 1988 A1 - Wilhelm Östberg A1 - Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet, Uppsala (Sweden) A1 - International Rural Development Centre KW - afforestation KW - agroforestry KW - erosion KW - extension KW - farmer participatory research KW - fodder KW - fuelwood KW - grazing KW - herding KW - Kenya KW - land use KW - livestock KW - pastoralism KW - reclamation of land KW - reforestation KW - soil conservation KW - subsistence agriculture KW - tree planting KW - women 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) JF - Forest, Trees and People Working Paper np. 82 PB - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, International Rural Development Centre CY - Uppsala [Sweden] SN - 978-91-576-3510-5 UR - http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/610964356 JO - We eat trees ER - TY - CONF T1 - Notes and reflections on the workshop on farmers and agricultural research: Complementary methods T2 - Paper presented at IDS Workshop on Farmers and Agricultural Research: Complementary Methods, July 26-31, 1987, University of Sussex Y1 - 1987 A1 - Robert Chambers KW - agricultural research KW - agricultural science KW - agroforestry KW - agronomy KW - Bangladesh KW - bio-economic KW - Botswana KW - Brazil KW - Bungoma KW - Colombia KW - cropping systems KW - cropping systems research KW - crops KW - development KW - dry farming KW - dryland agriculture KW - East India KW - farmer experimentation KW - farmers KW - Farming Systems Development Project-Eastern Visayas (FSDP-EV) KW - food KW - India KW - indigenous genetic resources KW - indigenous technical knowledge KW - Indore KW - Kenya KW - land classification KW - livestock KW - Luapula KW - Luapula Province KW - Nepal KW - on-farm varietal KW - Peru KW - Pokot KW - regular research field hearings (RRFH) KW - research and development KW - resource-poor KW - rice KW - scientized packages KW - soil classification KW - Sub-Saharan Africa KW - topsoil KW - tree planting KW - trees KW - Turkana KW - watersheds KW - Zambia AB - The workshop, Farmers and Agricultural Research: Complementary Methods, was held at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, from 26 to 31 July 1987. The objective was to take stock of new methods and approaches that scientists have been developing, to share experience, to assess potential, and to identify what steps should be taken next. The 42 notes and papers and the five days of the discussion at the workshop were designed for the exchange and exploration rather than to generate an agreed statement. What follows are therefore personal notes and reflections, and responsibility for the views expressed is mine and not of anyone else. All the same, I am trying to present views expressed, and there was a degree of consensus which suggests that few participants would probably wish to dissent substantially from much of what follows. (author) JF - Paper presented at IDS Workshop on Farmers and Agricultural Research: Complementary Methods, July 26-31, 1987, University of Sussex PB - Brighton, UK CY - University of Sussex N1 - IDS (Institute of Development Studies) U5 - 18 pp. JO - Notes and reflections on the workshop on farmers and agricultural research ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Planning self-help forestry projects in Asia Y1 - 1987 A1 - SIDA (Swedish International Development Authority/Styrelsen för internationell utveckling) A1 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) KW - agroforestry KW - farmer participatory research KW - fuelwood KW - on-farm research KW - tree planting AB - The purpose of the Workshop was to introduce participants to concepts and methods of self-help forestry planning. The Workshop content was primarily developed through the process of participatory learning, relying heavily on direct inputs and involvement by the participants and less on formal papers. A great deal of time was spent on field trips and group discussions, covering both the field exercises and the participants' analyses of their own countries' conditions. This report is designed both to review theoretical concepts and to provide practical guidelines to facilitate self-help forestry planning. The report reflects the stated emphasis of the Self-Help Workshop, which covers three main points: 1) the role of trees in farming systems, with particular emphasis on indigenous knowledge and traditional resource management in Asia; 2) the importance of local participation; factors affecting participation, and means of facilitating participation; and 3) the integrated approach to project planning which addresses the needs, attitudes and constraints of the local population. PB - Swedish International Development Authority and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations CY - [Rome]; [unidentified] UR - http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19318420 N1 - Based on the Workshop on Planning Self-Help Fuelwood Projects in Asia 1987 February 2-13 Chiang Mai and Khon Kaen, Thailand ER -