AOB Sunday 29rd October 2023

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upepo

Elder Lister
Chukua gari bila maswali mingi

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Mwalimu-G said:
What's it good for? Kondoo wanakula?
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Some shrubs and grasses may not be palatable to livestock but are great at preventing soil erosion, soil dehydration and soil degradation.
Such grasses may have the additional benefits of adding more humus to the soil and might even have basket-weaving, fuel or thatching purposes.
Nothing in nature has no purpose to the ecosystem.
 
upepo said:
"Seeds of the grass are used to make beer in South Africa and porridge in Namibia. They have been used as a famine food in India."
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Talking of grasses, was wondering why we can't grow teff in the food deficit counties of Marsabit, Turkana and West Pokot yet it does well in similar condition in Ethiopia where it is the basis for the staple injera dish.
 
Mwalimu-G said:
Talking of grasses, was wondering why we can't grow teff in the food deficit counties of Marsabit, Turkana and West Pokot yet it does well in similar condition in Ethiopia where it is the basis for the staple injera dish.
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The bigger question is whether the communities would be willing to adopt the crop. Changing age-old dietary habits is never an easy task. The fact that they are not primarily agricultural communities makes the task even more daunting. Millet and sorghum are much closer but their consumption is still limited.
 
upepo said:
The bigger question is whether the communities would be willing to adopt the crop. Changing age-old dietary habits is never an easy task. The fact that they are not primarily agricultural communities makes the task even more daunting. Millet and sorghum are much closer but their consumption is still limited.
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Kalro and the county governments should have run a campaign to popularise. But I forget the governor for Turkana was Nanok.
 
Tiiga Waana said:
Some shrubs and grasses may not be palatable to livestock but are great at preventing soil erosion, soil dehydration and soil degradation.
Such grasses may have the additional benefits of adding more humus to the soil and might even have basket-weaving, fuel or thatching purposes.
Nothing in nature has no purpose to the ecosystem.
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Its palatable even to humans.
 
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