Language(s):
English
Media:
Article or paper
Phone:
+255 22 2700083
Last updated:
May 16, 2007
Area of Focus:
Environment and Ecology, Farming and Agriculture
Contact person:
S Tiscenko
Fax:
+255 22 2775738
Description:
REPOA’s Research Report 06.2 examines the use of a local shrub, tughutu, for soil enrichment. The study compares the livelihood standards, income levels, household nutrition and farm productivity of those farmers applying tughutu with those not using this indigenous knowledge.
This study highlights the importance of using local innovation for improving soil productivity, the need for integrated natural resource management, and disseminating this indigenous knowledge so that other farmers may benefit.
"The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Combating Soil Infertility and Poverty in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania." by Juma Wickama and Stephen Mwihomeke
