Use of ethnoecology in agroforestry systems research: An example of AF technology and pest management research in Kenya
| Title | Use of ethnoecology in agroforestry systems research: An example of AF technology and pest management research in Kenya |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 1987 |
| Authors | Rocheleau, DE, Malaret, L |
| Secondary Title | Paper presented at Annual Symposium on Farming Systems Research, October 18-21, 1987, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville |
| Date Published | Oct 18-21, 1987 |
| Conference Location | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Acacia; Africa; agroecology; agroforestry; conservation; ecology; ethnobotany; eucalyptus; indigenous technical knowledge; Kenya; pest management; resource management; soil conservation; sustainable development; termites; trees; women in development |
| Abstract | This paper looks at the benefits of combining ethnobotany (human ecology and ethnography) and agroecology (environmental systems science). This detailed look at an ICRAF agroforestry research project in Mbiuni, Kenya (Machakos District) provides a positive outlook on the role of indigenous participation in identifying and solving development problems. Through small group meetings and informant interviews, many potential research areas were discovered. The most important of these being domestication of indigenous plants and trees, pest control (termites), and off-farm flora collection. Included also in this paper are the results of some local experiments in the above research topics. Also contains ideas for further study. |
| Conference Name | Annual Symposium on Farming Systems Research |
| Number of pages | 27 pp. |
| Short Title | Use of ethnoecology in agroforestry systems research |
