Meru South District - UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative

Deforestation -Forestation
-Re-afforestation
10.2 Trade sector
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-use of alternative
sources of energy
especially in tea
factories which are
the main consumers
of fuel wood
Trade in the district is also not well developed with the bulk of trade being carried out in
the agriculture (sale of grains, horticulture products) and Livestock (sale of live animals).
The rest of trade is dominated by retail of consumer goods and wholesale.
Table 33: Type and Impact of Trade on Environment
No. Type of
Trade
Raw
Materials
1. Livestock Live
animals
2. Retail/wh
olesale
shops
Cereals,
pulses
and other
consumer
products
Product No. of
People
Employe
Meat
Hides
Skins
d
Wastes
(Solid,
Liquid &
Gaseous )
- -Waste
water
from
slaughter
slabs
-manure
-Waste
salt from
skin
curing
Various - Solid
waste
especially
papers
(polythene
bags)
Source: Meru south county council
Table 34: Type of trade and impact on Environment
No. Type of Trade Linkages (Impacts) to
Environmental Degradation
1. Livestock -overgrazing and soil erosion
leading to land degradation
-waste water leading to
Key
Environmental
Impacts
-pollution of
rivers
-Pollution of
towns by solid
waste
-Land
degradation
-Making towns
dirty
-death of
livestock
-blockage of
drainage
systems
Proposed
interventions
-Establish livestock
marketing yards.
-proper disposal of
Mitigation
Measures
-proper
sitting of
slaughter
slabs/houses
-Conversion
of solid
waste to
manure for
sale to
farmers