Community efforts towards farms management through agroforestry activities in Western Kenya.
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Date
2014Author
Chimoita, Ligare E
Kamau, Esther K
Mutsami, Chrispinus
Language
enMetadata
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The study sought to investigatecommunity farms management efforts through agroforestry
activities in western Kenya. The study employed descriptive resea
rch design. The population of
40
0 households along Kakamega forest was randomly sampled to provide requisite information
to support this study. Household data, besides documented data from government of Kenya and
other agencies, were used to reveal land
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use agroforestry and afforestati
on activities. The study
findings revealed existing human resource potential to implement and manage a successful farm
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based carbon dioxide arresting project through self
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help organizations such women’s groups and
business affiliation, which are available
in communities. Further, the findings revealed
contribution of a community
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based group, Kakamega Environmental Education Program
(KEEP), in marketing alternative income products such as butterfly pupae, energy saving stoves
and tree nursery seedlings. The
study recommended such energy saving stoves and alternative
forest products by households as suitable initiatives in arresting of excess carbon dioxide and
mitigating climate changes. The initiatives contribute to sustainable agricultural production in
wes
tern region of Kenya.
Citation
Chimoita, Ligare E., Kamau, Esther K., Mutsami, Chrispinus (2014). Community efforts towards farms management through agroforestry activities in Western Kenya.Asian Academic Research Journal of Multidisciplinary( AARJMD). 1(7); pp. 289-297Publisher
University of Nairobi