YEBEGAESHET LEGESSE

Distribution of Mimosa invisa in Ethiopia

Socio economic impact of invasive alien plants in the south western parts of the country

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For a country like Ethiopia, the contribution ofinvasive species is so diverse ranging from socialinstability to economic hardship placing constraintson sustainable development, economic growth, povertyalleviation and food security. The majority of theseinvasive alien species identified in the country hastheir own ecological requirements which enable themto dominate and proliferate in their respective placeof existence. The introduction pathways of invasivespecies to the country are so diverse that thecontrol mechanisms are also diverse and difficult.This book is written to assess the distribution andspread of Mimosa invisa and its socio-economic impactto have up-to-date information regarding the currentinvasion status of the weed and so that to drawfuture prevention and control mechanisms by theconcerned body. The book contains mimosa weeddescriptions, materials and methods used and resultsobtained through various data collection methodsusing GPS,So data collected for this work hassubstantial value to policy or decision makers andthe local peoples allowing them to make informeddecisions aimed at reducing the impact of mimosa inparticular and IAS in general.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 92
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 155g
• ISBN-13: 9783844381191
• ISBN-10: 3844381198
• Artikelnr.: 33656396

Autorenporträt

Yebegaeshet Legesse, nació en Addis Abeba el 10 de diciembre de 1968. Me gradué de la Universidad de Agricultura de Alemaya y de la Universidad de Addis Abeba con una licenciatura y una maestría en Agricultura y Programa de Ciencias Ambientales en 1990 y 2010, respectivamente. Trabajé en varias organizaciones y ahora trabajo como experto en insumos en el Ministerio de Agricultura.