Appendix Back | NextSources of Information on Resource ManagementThe following contains a list of various organizations and internet websites with information on organic and natural resource management. Most of the contacts have been generated from participants at various events organized by FORMAT between 2000 and 2002. We encourage readers to contact these organizations and websites for additional information about their work.
Effective Micro-organisms Technologies (EM)-Kenya. P.O. Box 27 Embu; tele: 068-30950 <emtech@africaonline.co.ke>. Promotes the use of naturally occurring microorganisms in agriculture. EM-Kenya produces and distributes a wide range of products for application in agriculture.
Farmer’s Journal. P.O. Box 44787, Nairobi, Kenya. Tele: 020-217965. A bimonthly magazine containing articles of interest to farmers in East Africa that frequently covers topics in organic resource management.
Forum for Organic Resource Management and Agricultural Technologies (FORMAT). P.O. Box 79, The Village Market 00621, Nairobi, Kenya. <formatkenya@yahoo.com>. Website: www.formatkenya.org. A forum for sharing of information, technologies and products by farmers, researchers and developmental workers involved in organic resource management and development and transfer of agricultural technologies in Kenya.
Hyacinth Crafts. P.O. Box 284, Kisumu, Kenya; tele. 035 44715 <hycraft2001@yahoo.com>. Promotes utilization of water hyacinth fibre for making handicrafts by communities around Lake Victoria. It also makes and markets an assortment of handicrafts and paper made using water hyacinth.
International Institute for Rural Reconstruction (IIRR). P.O. Box 66873 Nairobi, Kenya; tele. 4442610 <admin@iirr-Africa.org>. Conducts training and research in agriculture.
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI). P.O. Box 30677 Nairobi, Kenya <ipgri-kenya@cgiar.org>; Website: www.cgiar.org/ipgri. A CGIAR centre with responsibility toward conservation of plant genetic resources. It runs an African Leafy Vegetable Program aimed at improving the food security, nutritional status and livelihood of vulnerable groups in sub-Sahaharan Africa.
Kayole Environmental Management Association (KEMA). P.O. Box 20445 Nairobi <kemakenya@yahoo.com>. Involved in recycling and marketing of products processed from urban waste in Nairobi City. Its operations are concentrated in Kayole Estate, the most populous estate in Nairobi City.
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI). P.O. Box 57811, Nairobi, Kenya. The Kenyan government’s lead agency in agricultural research. It provides publications, extension and training materials in agriculture and its research centres are spread throughout the country.
Kenya Association of Forest Users (KAFU) and Forest Action Network (FAN) P.O. Box 21428 Nairobi, Kenya; tele. 254-20-718398 Fax: 254-2-714406 <fankenya@africaonline.co.ke>. Promotes sustainable land and forest use.
Kenya Neem Development. P.O. Box 55126 Nairobi; <neemken@yahoo.com> tele. 0733-816980. Involved in processing, distribution and use of neem products for animal and human health.
Kisumu Innovation Centre Kenya (KICK) P.O. Box 284, Kisumu, Kenya <kick@swiftkisumu.com>. Promotes innovation and micro-enterprises applying organic resources such as water hyacinth.
Kenya Institute of Organic Farming (KIOF) P.O. Box 34972, Nairobi, Kenya; tele. 067 52466 <kiof@iconnect.co.ke>. KIOF is involved in training and extension of organic farming in Kenya. It has a training center and conducts regular courses on organic farming covering eastern and southern Africa.
Kenya Organic Farmers Association (KOFA). P.O. Box 509 Thika; tele. 067 72296. Promotes organic farming practices among its members and has published organic farming standards for smallhhold farmers in Kenya. KOFA is promoting group marketing of organic produce to external markets.
Kenya Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge (KENRIK). P.O. Box 40658, Nairobi, Kenya; tele. 020 3741673 <p.maundu@cgiar.org>. Located at the National Museums of Kenya and promotes cultivation and use of traditional green vegetables and indigenous plants in Kenya.
Manor House Agricultural Centre (MHAC). P.O. Box Private Bag, Kitale, Kenya <mhac@africaonline.co.ke>. Conducts training and extension of bio-intensive agriculture in western in Kenya. It has a training center and conducts regular courses on organic farming.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. P.O. Box 30028, Nairobi, Kenya. It is involved in training, extension, policy development and implementation in the agricultural sector.
Moi University, Soil Science Department. P.O. Box 1125 Eldoret, Kenya; tele. 053 63111. Conducts graduate training and research in soil science and involved in soil fertility research and replenishment in western Kenya.
Sagana Fish Research Station. P.O. Box 26 Sagana, Kenya; tele. 060 46041 <saganafish@africaonline.co.ke>. Conducts research on fish production and promotes use of organic fertilizers in fish farming.
Saroneem Biopesticides Ltd. P.O. Box 64373, Nairobi, Kenya; tele. 861680 ext. 4124 <drocco@icipe.org>. Involved in the processing, marketing and promotion of the neem tree and its products in agriculture.
Sustainable Agriculture Centre for Community Development (SACDEP). P.O. Box 1134, Thika, Kenya; tele. 067-30541. <sacdepkenya@iconnect.co.ke>. Involved in agricultural technology transfer, promotion of sustainable agriculture and community development projects with smallhold farmers in Central Kenya.
Sustainable Agriculture Centre for Research, Extension and Development in Africa (SACRED-Africa). P.O. Box 2248, Bungoma, Kenya; tele. 055-30788. <sacred@africaonline.co.ke>. Conducts on-farm adaptive research, farmer extension and development projects with smallhold farmers in western Kenya.
Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility (TSBF-CIAT). Programme of International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya. Conducts research in soil biology and fertility in sub-Saharan Africa.
World Agroforestry Centre (formerly the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry). P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya <icraf@cgiar.org> Website: www.cgiar.org/icraf. The World Agroforestry Centre conducts research in agroforestry through collaborative programs and partnerships locally and globally.
Internet Resources and Links
African Conservation Tillage (ACT-Network): www.fao.org/act-network
EcoNews Africa is a monthly magazine specializing in environment, trade and development issues published in Nairobi: www.econewsafrica.org
Funding opportunities in research and development, www.rockfound.org (The Rockefeller Foundation) and www.fordfound.org (Ford Foundation)
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) www.ifoam.org
International fellowships for postgraduate training in East Africa by the Inter-University Council of East Africa, www.iucea.org
The Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a donor agency for leading international research centres, www.cgiar.org
A website on Biotechnology, Breeding and Seed Systems for African Crops featuring news and research findings on African crops, www.africancrops.net
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