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dc.contributor.authorKatondo, Josiah M
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-12T06:08:21Z
dc.date.available2015-11-12T06:08:21Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.identifier.citationTraditional Uses of Cyperus Papyrus (L) and Associated Problems at Simiyu Fringing Wetland of Lake Victoria, Mwanza region, Tanzania Josiah M. Katondo National Environment Management Council P.O. Box 63154 Dar Es Salaamen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11671/821
dc.description.abstractA study was conducted during 1999/2000 period with the view of determining: traditional uses; associated problems; and strategies for sustainable utilization of papyrus around Simiyu wetland fringing Speke Gulf of Lake Victoria, Tanzania. It involved field observations as well as self-administered questionnaire with 23, 39, and 17 mat weavers from Bugabu, Ilungu, and Nsola villages respectively. Results showed the local Sukumas apply traditional and adopted skills for commercial and non-commercial uses of papyrus. Most uses of papyrus are similar to those reported for ancient times in Egypt and elsewhere. Mat making is the main use, where fourteen different sizes of mats are made to satisfy customer preferences. Local Sukumas adopted matting during 1970s from Wajaluo and Wanyara, and this is considered family work as alternative source of income. The main problems include drowning, bites from mosquitoes and leeches, and scares from snakes, crocodiles, and hippopotamuses as well as conflicts among papyrus users themselves, fishermen, farmers and livestock grazers.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP)en_US
dc.subjectCyperus papyrusen_US
dc.subjectUtilizationen_US
dc.subjectProblemsen_US
dc.subjectConflictsen_US
dc.titleTraditional Uses of Cyperus Papyrus (L) and Associated Problems at Simiyu Fringing Wetland of Lake Victoria, Mwanza region, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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