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2 nd AFRICAN ORGANIC CONFERENCE 2012
May 2-4, 2012 in Lusaka, Zambia
ORGANIC&FARMING,&ANIMAL&HEALTH:&POSSIBLE&CORRELATION&
AFUSAT T. JAGUN-JUBRIL 1 , OLAYINKA A. ORIDUPA 2
1 Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
2 Department of Veterinary Physiology, Biochemistry & Pharmacology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan,
Nigeria. Corresponding author: afusatjagun@yahoo.com, +2348034701005
Abstract
Medicinal plants have played a vital role in health care in the history of mankind and the animals under his
care. Several communities in developing countries still depend largely on medicinal plants for prophylaxis
and cure of diseases. These plants mostly grow of in the wild uncultivated, which means little or no
inorganic intervention is done in the process of their cultivation. This review seeks to document some
existing knowledge on medicinal plant used in folkloric medicine for animal health management with the
view of collating scientifically verified medicinal plants and the empirically established uses. Medicinal
plants with proven antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-oxidant,
anthelminthic and anti-protozoan activity, amongst others were reviewed.
Most livestock farmers in developing and under-developed countries are peasant farmers with limited
income and therefore less likely to afford adequate veterinary care for their animals. This review will serve
to educate and enlighten farmers, regardless of their economic class, on the available natural resources
which can be explored for the benefit of their animals from their immediate environment and the
recommended administration and safety of these medicinal plants.
Medicinal plants are environmental friendly with little or no incidences of drug residue in the environment
and the attendant problems of development of resistant strains of microorganisms.
Keywords: Medicinal plants, Animal health
POLICY&COORDINATION&CONSIDERATIONS&OF&CROSS:CUTTING&ISSUES&IN&
ENVIRONMENT&AND&EDUCATION&SECTOR&TOWARDS&SUSTAINABLE&AGRICULTURE&IN&
UGANDA&
STELLA NAMANJI 1 AND CHARLES SSEKYEWA 2
1 Uganda Martyrs University, snamanji@umu.ac.ug
2
Center for Ecosystems Research and Development (CERD), cssekyewa@gmail.com
Abstract
This paper examines how issues of environment and education, which impact on the performance of the
agriculture sector are addressed in the coordination of respective policy processes. Environment and
Education are considered to be independent variables while agriculture is the dependent variable. The paper
deals with selected Ugandan environment and education policies vis-à-vis the agriculture policy. The extent
to which they incorporate sustainable agriculture concerns is determined and discussed. This is done by
conducting a process evaluation of those selected independent variable policies.
The aim of this paper is to enable Ugandan Public Policy makers to distinguish between doing things right
and doing the right things in formulating development policies, such that a proper development path is
taken for sustainable development. Sustainable Agriculture being the back bone of Uganda’s economy,
employing over 80% of the population majority of whom are women, yet its performance e is still very
low, needs a more holistic approach to Policy formulation, planning and implementation.
The methodology employed in this policy paper is based on a qualitative analysis of Policy documents,
both national and international policies. National policies assessed were the education Act (2008) and the
education Policy (2006) then the National environment Policy (1995.) The international policies were
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