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Title: Plant species and their importance to housing in the Turkana community, Kenya
Authors: Ejore, E.
Ongugo, R.
et, al.
Keywords: Turkana pastoralists community
housing
indigenous knowledge
plant species
Issue Date: 1-Jul-2020
Publisher: KEFRI
Citation: DOI: 10.5897/JHF2020.0634
Series/Report no.: Journal of Horticulture and Forestry;Vol. 12(3)
Abstract: There are many native species that are important to local communities globally. There have been studies on the importance of these plant species for many uses by local communities. Though, there is scanty information on these species’ recognition by researchers. Despite the harsh climatic conditions in Turkana (semi-arid to arid), the community has over the years developed strategies for conservation of some sections of important woodland and riparian zones that provide multiple goods and services for the people and livestock. This study seeks to appraise the plant species preferred for construction and related cultural uses by pastoral communities in Northern Kenya where Turkana county in situated. The key results are list of plant species and their uses in regard to housing as well as the relative importance of the plant species to the Turkana pastoral community for housing. This will inform on priority species for conservation and also emphasize on key areas that this knowledge can be used.
Description: The article was originally published in the Journal of Horticulture and Forestry. DOI: 10.5897/JHF2020.0634 KEFRI accepts that the article remains published by the Journal of Horticulture and Forestry. The article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
URI: http://localhost:8282/jspui/handle/123456789/923
ISSN: 2006-9782
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