Working Group for East Africa [Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania]

International Coordinator: 

Prof. E. Sabiiti
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
Makerere University
P.O. Box 7062
Kampala, Uganda
Phone 256 041 542277
Fax 256-041-531 641
e-Mail < esabiiti@agric.mak.ac.ug>

National Coordinators:

Kenya: 
Dr. Francis N. Muyekho
National Coordinator Pasture Research
P.O. Box 450
Kitale
Kenya
e-mail: <kariktl@net2000ke.com

Tanzania:
Dr. S. Sarwatt
Sokoine University
P.O. Box 3004
Morogoro, Tanzania
Phone: 255-56-4576/4617 (office
Fax: 255-56-4576/4562
e-mail: <svsarwatt@yahoo.com>

Uganda:
Prof. E. Sabiiti
Dean of Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
Makerere University
P.O. Box 7062
Kampala, Uganda
Phone 256 041 542277
Fax 256-041-531 641
e-mail < esabiiti@agric.mak.ac.ug >

Papers

• Tumbukiza technology: an alternative method of Napier grass production [A. B. Orodho]
• Intensive forage production for smallholder dairying in East Africa [A. B. Orodho]
• The role and importance of Napier grass in the smallholder dairy industry in Kenya [A.B. Orodho]
• Promotion of forage legume seed production and processing on smallholder farms in Western Kenya [F. N. Muyekho and J. A. Odongo]

Events

• Two pasture seed production courses for extension workers and farmers were held in Arusha, Tanzania, 24-29 March, 2002. Proceedings are available in hardcopy.
• A regional workshop on “Integrated Smallholder Dairy Farming Systems in Peri-urban Areas with Emphasis on Forages and Fodder Tree Utilization” was held in Embu, Kenya from 13-17 June, 1999. Proceedings (133 pages) were edited by G.M. Karanja and E.N. Sabiiti.