Management of agroforestry systems in Kenya
Title | Management of agroforestry systems in Kenya |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 1981 |
Authors | Kamweti, DM |
Editor | Buck, L |
Secondary Title | Proceedings from Kenya National Seminar on Agroforestry, Nairobi, Kenya, 12-22 November 1980 |
Date Published | October 1981 |
Publisher | University of Nairobi and International Council for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) |
Conference Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
Language | English |
Keywords | Africa; agroforestry; East Africa; Kenya |
Abstract | The key factor in forest management and agricultural practice is suitable land. That is what Kenya is short of; about two thirds of the country being semi-arid or arid. Forests in some areas of Kenya occupy prime land. Although Kenya has relatively little forest, the future may see some of this converted to agroforestry, a land use system that combines production of food and forest products, preferably on the same unit of land and on a sustainable yield basis. (author) This document, on agroforestry management in Kenya, looks at aspects of agroforestry in terms of: soil fertility, animal feed, human needs, microclimate amelioration, the provision of nitrogen in soil, soil structure improvements, a domestic energy supply, and as a potential supply which can be maintained on a sustained yield basis. It also looks at: management concepts in agroforestry; land tenure and agroforestry; and the selection of appropriate species for agroforestry projects in regard to altitude and soil type. |
Notes | Organized jointly by the University of Nairobi and ICRAF |
URL | http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?f=2013/US/US2013014353410006998.xml;US201301435398 |
Number of pages | 11 pages |