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Gikabu-na-buti
thiririka
Githima
Very high morbidity. Causes:
malaria, fever, pneumonia, and
diarrhea. High livestock
mortality last year. Last potato
crop affected by bacterial wilt.
Morbidity high during the cold
weather. Twelve people have
died.
e
Causes were asthma,
tuberculosis, and flu. Livestock
diseases: Ndiganaf
f
and konji.
g
Morbidity high, mostly due to
malaria, coughing,
tuberculosis, and malnutri-
tion. Need to increase
vegetables in our diet.
Outlets for vegetables, milk, tea,
potatoes adequate.
Most produce rots in the farm.
Poor access to markets. No
control of prices. Spoilage of
produce (milk, tea).
One section of village has good
houses and a lot of tea crop.
No statement given.
Coffee or tea crops in many
homesteads. Few or no
livestock in many
homesteads.
No statement given.
Few people with technical
skills.
Roads and buildings in fair
condition.
Roads condition fair. School
condition poor.
The access road is in poor
condition.
a report of the findings from the researcher-proposed indicator measurement. These
reports were followed by intense community discussions.
That the two suites measure very similar agroecosystem attributes is probably
a reflection of the fact that the researcher-proposed suite was based on community
goals and felt needs. This supports the view that indicators based on community goals
and felt needs are likely to be more managerially useful, considering that communi-
ties are the primary managers of agroecosystem. Because communities often lack
the capacity to develop and measure non-value-based indicators, while researchers
and policymakers lack the knowledge and mandate to make value-based judgments,
it seems that decision support systems for such integrated and adaptive approaches as
sustainability and agroecosystem health should include both components to provide
a balanced assessment.
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