Meru South District - UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative

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Charcoal 2,271 households were using charcoal and this was mainly in the main town within the district. 9.2 Trends in Energy, Production, Consumption, Costs and Projections There are only two small scale hydro-power Generating plants in the district. One is located in Chogoria location along the Maara River while the other is located along Tungu River near Kaanwa market in Chuka division. Table 29: Energy Consumption No. Source of energy hydro- power Point of production 1. Hydro-power Negligible amount produced in the district 2. Fuel wood Mainly lower parts of the district Point of consumption Main market centres, coffee and tea factories 62 Per capita consumption Environmental impacts N/A Has little impact on the environment except when constructing Hydro-power dams andwhen cutting down trees to pave way for constructions Of transmission lines. District wide N/A Tree cutting/felling which results in reduced tree cover with increase land degradation. 3. Solar - District wide N/A Has no negative environmental impact. 4. Gas Outside the District wide N/A Has little negative district environmental impact. 5. Paraffin Outside the District wide N/A Emission of smoke during its district use, which contains CO, hydrocarbons, CO2, VOCs, and particulates Fig. 10: Stacks of fuel wood at Weru tea Factory
Stacks of fuel wood at Weru tea Factory: Tea factories are a Major consumer of fuel wood in the District. CHAPTER 10: INDUSTRY, TRADE AND SERVICES 10.1 Industrial Sector 10.1.1 Type of Industries Key industries in the district are agri-based dealing mainly with coffee and tea processing Table 30: Type and trends in industrial development NO Type of 1991- 1996-2000 2001- Projections Remarks industry 1995 2005 for 2010 1 Tea processing - - 1 - 2 Coffee processing - - 130 - 3 Timber 39 Most collapsed W/shops after closure of Mt. Kenya forest 4 Garages 1 3 11 5 Hotels 3 6 6 Bakery 1 7 Slaughter house/slabs 1 Fig. 11: Dry tea leaves and Saw dust- solid waste from Weru tea Factory 63
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1.2.4 High cost of Artificial Insem
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1.2.10 Lack of Awareness Though the
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Page 35 and 36: UM3 Marginal Coffee Zone LM3 Cotton
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Page 47 and 48: Map 3: Meru South Drainage Patterns
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Page 59 and 60: Seedlings of the endangered Prunus
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Page 69 and 70: 12.3 Sand Harvesting Sand harvestin
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Page 79 and 80: Land Adjudication Land Registration
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