Table of Contents
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Contributing Authors |
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Part 1 |
Agricultural Resource Management |
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Chapter
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Organic Resource Management in Smallhold Agriculture,
John K. Lekasi |
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Chapter
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Livestock Management
and Manure Quality,
John K. Lekasi and Stephen K. Kimani |
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Chapter
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Organic Resource Management in Smallholds of Central Kenya Lucy W.
Gichinga and Jane M. Maluvu |
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Chapter
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Organic Resources for Soil Fertility Management in Eastern Kenya,
Monicah Mucheru, Daniel Mugendi, Ruth Kangai, James Kung'u, Jayne Mugwe
and Alfred Micheni |
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Chapter
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Organic Resources for Integrated Nutrient Management in Western Kenya,
J. Robert Okalebo and Paul L. Woomer |
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Chapter
6 |
Utilization of
Organic Resources in Fish Farming,
David Liti and Jonathan Munguti |
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Chapter
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Estimating Carbon Stocks in Smallhold Agricultural Systems,
Paul L. Woomer |
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Part 2 |
Composting Technique |
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Chapter 8 |
A Scientific
Perspective on Composting,
John K. Lekasi, Keziah W. Ndung’u and Mary N. Kifuko
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Chapter 9 |
Producing Fortified Compost from Crop Residues,
Keziah W.
Ndung’u, Mary N. Kifuko and J. Robert Okalebo |
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Chapter 10 |
Preparing Compost and
Silage from Water Hyacinth,
Robert N. Muzira, Alice Amoding and Mateete A. Bekunda |
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Chapter 11 |
Using Earthworms to
Make Vermicompost,
Canon E.N. Savala |
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Part 3 |
Products
and Value-Added Processing |
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Chapter
12 |
Production and Use of
Products from the Neem Tree,
Dorian M. Rocco |
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Chapter
13 |
Preparation and Use of
Gum Arabic and Its Products,
Joseph K.
Mwangi and Francis M. Mwaura |
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Chapter
14 |
Handicrafts Prepared from Water Hyacinth,
Millicent A. Olal |
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Chapter
15 |
Recycling Waste into Fuel Briquettes,
Jacob K. Kibwage, Simon N. Munywe, Jonathan Mutonyi, Canon E.N. Savala and
E. Wanyonyi |
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Chapter
16 |
Preparation and Use of
Avocado Oil and Its Products,
Julius K.
Muigai and Francis M. Mwaura |
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Chapter
17 |
Traditional Green
Vegetables in
Kenya,
Paul L. Woomer and Maryam Imbumi |
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Chapter
18 |
EM: A Microbial Product
for Sustainable Agriculture,
Peter N. Chandi |
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Part 4 |
Extension and Technology Adoption |
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Chapter
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The Operations of Rural Self-Help Groups, Paul L. Woomer, Musa
N. Omare and Eusebius J. Mukhwana |
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Chapter
20 |
Extension of Organic
Resource Management Practices,
Eusebius J. Mukhwana and Martha W. Musyoka |
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Chapter
21 |
The Role of Community Composting Groups in Nairobi,
Jacob K. Kibwage and Grace M. Momanyi |
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Chapter
22 |
The Organic Agriculture
Movement in
Kenya,
Musa N. Omare and Paul L. Woomer |
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Chapter
23 |
Organic Product
Certification, Peter
Kanyarati and Bodil Moselund |
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Appendix |
Sources of Organic Resource Management
Information |