This training manual was made possible through the support of various individuals and institutions: Machakos ATC, District Executive Director Mbarali, Ministry of Agriculture (Kenya and Tanzania), Tanzania Forest Service, Kenya Forest Service, local authorities (Kenya and Tanzania), nursery operators, farmers and national agricultural institutions.
This publication covers the principles and practices in the production of quality and superior planting materials from seeds to seedlings grown in the nurseries. The aim of this manual is to familiarize the nursery operators, farmers and institutional nurseries with, and to get them involved in, the project techniques of propagation and establishment of small scale-nurseries.