1st Edition
Fingerponds: Seasonal Integrated Aquaculture in East African Freshwater Wetlands: Exploring their potential for wise use strategies PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft
By Julius Kipkemboi
Copyright 2007
178 Pages
by
CRC Press
178 Pages
by
CRC Press
178 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Wetlands play an important role in the livelihoods of many rural households particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. However, due to decline in rainfed terrestrial agriculture, many wetlands are being encroached upon to grow crops. The question to any wetland scientist/policy maker in the region is: what efforts can be made to achieve a balance between human needs for food and income and maintenance... Read more
Abstract Chapter 1 General introduction 1 Chapter 2 Biophysical suitability of smallholder integrated aquaculture-agriculture systems (Fingerponds) in East Africa’s Lake Victoria freshwater wetlands Chapter 3 Effects of soil characteristics and hydrology on the functioning of smallholder wetland aquaculture[1]agriculture systems (Fingerponds) at the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya Chapter 4 The effects of livestock manure on nutrient dynamics, water quality and fish yields in seasonal wetland fish ponds (Fingerponds) at the edge of Lake Victoria, Kenya Chapter 5 A quantitative assessment of nutrient flows in an integrated agriculture-aquaculture farming system at the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya Chapter 6 Integration of smallholder wetland aquaculture[1]agriculture systems (Fingerponds) into riparian farming systems at the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya: socio[1]economics and livelihoods Chapter 7 Smallholder integrated aquaculture (Fingerponds) in the wetlands of Lake Victoria, Kenya: assessing the environmental impacts with the aid of Bayesian networks Chapter 8 Synthesis and conclusion
Biography
Julius Kipkemboi, born in Uasin Gishu, Kenya. Wageningen University and the Academic Board of the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands.
