Bioproduction Systems and their Environmental Implications

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dc.contributor.authorShitanda, D.
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-05T12:30:12Z
dc.date.available2015-05-05T12:30:12Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionBook Chapteren_US
dc.description.abstractBioproduction is a new term that has been coined to refer mainly to the agricultural processing and animal/ fish production systems of the agricultural industry. These two sectors are very critical for many African countries, which depend heavily on agriculture for their daily livelihood and foreign exchange earnings. Although Africa has few agro-based industries, the rapid growth in population places a high demand on the same. This in turn brings in the aspect of environmental degradation, through the potentially high levels of waste production. For purposes of this book, a waste is any material discarded by society because it has fulfilled its useful purpose and is no longer wanted or cannot be utilized. It is a superfluous material with little or no worth that results from production processes. As such, a waste is a pollutant. Someof the main agro-based industries in the Eastern region of Africa that have significant effect on the environment include the coffee, tea, sugar, lumber, paper, sisal,and tanning industry. However, it is also common to see much agricultural produce especially fruit go to waste in many agro-ecosystems in different parts of Africa. Mangoes, paw paws, bananas, cabbages, milk, cassava and potatoes fall in this category. Processing of such produce is likely to emerge as a perfect initiative towards food security and job creation in rural areas. This will in no doubt be accompanied with increasing volumes of wastes and hence higher risks of environmental degradation. Africa has the highest number of animals especially cattle and goats. Animal production is done mainly using the traditional systems where the animals are fed in open fields with minimal control and consideration of the environment. However, as land continues to become scarce, the need for more intensive animal production systems is unavoidable. Already most peri-urban residences are characterised by zero-grazing units in cities like Nairobi, Kampala and Oar salaam. Such intensive modern systems optimise production but their impact on the environment is enormous due to high concentration of wastes, use of chemicals and modern equipments. The aim of this chapter is therefore to highlight some of the critical concerns within the bioproduction industry that correlate highly with the environmental issues in the East African regionen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Japan Society for the promotion of Science in collaboration with Kenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.isbn9966-776-02-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12572
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSchool of Environmental Studies and Human Sciences, Kenyatta Universityen_US
dc.titleBioproduction Systems and their Environmental Implicationsen_US
dc.title.alternativeEnvironment and Sustainable Development A Guide for Tertiary Education in Kenya Volume I
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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