Browsing School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (SFEGS) Collections by Author "Okia, Clement Akais"
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Balanites aegyptiaca: A resource for improving nutrition and income of dryland communities in Uganda
Okia, Clement Akais (Bangor University, 2010-06)Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del. (desert date), an important but neglected indigenous fruit tree in the drylands of Uganda was studied with the aim of understanding its local use and management as a prerequisite for its ... -
Contribution of wild and semi-wild food plants to overall household diet in Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, Uganda
Agea, Jacob Godfrey; Kimondo, James Munga; Okia, Clement Akais; Abohassan, Refaat Atalla Ahmed; Obua, Joseph; Hall, John; Teklehaimanot, Zewge (Medwell Journals, 2011)The contribution of Wild and Semi-wild Food Plants (WSWFPs) to overall household diet was assessed in Mutunda and Kiryandongo, sub-counties of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, Uganda. The assessments were made using a combination ... -
Household firewood consumption and its dynamics in Kalisizo Sub-County, Central Uganda
Agea, Jacob Godfrey; Kirangwa, Denis; Waiswa, Daniel; Okia, Clement Akais (2010-08-01)This study examined household firewood consumption and its dynamics in Kalisizo sub-county of Rakai district, central Uganda. Fifty households were conveniently selected and administered with semi-structured questionnaires ... -
On-farm management of Vitellaria paradoxa C. F. Gaertn. in Amuria District, Eastern Uganda
Okiror, Paul; Agea, Jacob Godfrey; Okia, Clement Akais; Okullo, John Bosco Lamoris (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012)The population of Shea butter tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C. F. Gaertn.)—a priority tree with enormous economic and cultural values to the parkland communities in Uganda, is rapidly declining due to rapid human population ... -
Perennial biomass production in arid mangrove systems on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia
Abohassan, Refaat Atalla Ahmed; Okia, Clement Akais; Agea, Jacob Godfrey; Kimondo, James Munga; Morag M., McDonald (Medwell Joumals, 2012)Above and below biomass production were estimated in two Avicennia marina mangrove stands in Yanbu and Shuaiba region on the Red sea coast of Saudi Arabia. Allometric equations were used to estimate above ground biomasses ... -
Vitex payos (Lour.) Merr fruit trees in the drylands areas of Eastern Kenya: use, marketing and management.
Kimondo, James Munga; Agea, Jacob Godfrey; Okia, Clement Akais; Abohassan, Refaat Atalla Ahmed; Mulatya, Jackson; Teklehaimanot, Zewge (Medwell Journals, 2010)This study explored the local use, marketing and management of Vitex payos in drylands areas of Eastern Kenya. Data were collected through household surveys using semi-structured questionnaires; transect walks, informal ...