Photo Album 4

2) Conservation

Some of the members of Muliru Farmers Conservation Group. Muliru have outgrowers producing Ocimum kilmandscharicum for the distillery from villages right across the Kakamega rain forest.

A fragment of forest they are helping to protect at their home in the Kakamega rain forest.

Chairman & founder of Muliru Farmers Conservation Group & his wife at their shamba.

1) Thomas Maasi & his wife

A fragment of forest that Muliru Farmers are helping to protect at their home in the Kakamega rain forest.

Some of the members of Muliru Farmers Conservation Group. Muliru have outgrowers producing Ocimum kilmandscharicum for the distillery from villages right across the Kakamega rain forest.

Training and distillation facilities for Muliru Farmers and the Naturub distillery have been funded by ICIPE & UNDP.

Muliru Farmers are also involved in bee keeping activities within the Kakamega rain forest.

Muliru Farmers are in the process of constructing a special drying banda for the Ocimum but need funds from donors or well-wishers to help them with its completion.

Drying harvested Ocimum leaves at the Muliru distillery. Demand for Naturub is high & production of Ocimum is good but a further increase production to cope with demand is being hampered by the need for more drying space.

13) Shamba Tree Nursery

Muliru Farmers encourage the growing of tree seedlings on local shambas to help conserve the Kakamega forest.

16) Organic farming

Muliru Farmers are helping to train local farmers on the making & use of organic top dressing & pesticides.

15) Bee keeping

Muliru Farmers are also involved in bee keeping activities within the Kakamega rain forest.

Muliru Farmers have their own tree nursery beside the Naturub distillery.

Renson Mboya and essential oil extracted from Ocimum kilmanscharicum.

Muliru Farmers would also like to establish an organic farm facility whereby local people can earn some income and also train others in organic farming methods for use on their shambas.

Muliru Farmers encourage the growing of tree seedlings on local shambas to help conserve the Kakamega forest.

Muliru Farmers have their own tree nursery beside the Naturub distillery.

9) Water pump

Pumping recycled water for distillation of essential oil from Ocimum kilmandscharicum. An improvement of the pumping system is needed to improve production.

10) Essential oil from Ocimum

Renson Mboya and essential oil extracted from Ocimum kilmanscharicum.

11) Naturub products

12) Naturub ointment

Naturub ointments made using essential oils extracted from the traditional medicinal plant Ocimum kilmandscharicum.

Using essential oils from Ocimum kilmandscharicum, Naturub ointment helps against colds, nasal congestion, chesty coughs, insect bites and stings and other health complaints.

5) Naturub Distillery

Thomas Maasi and Renson Mboya, distillery operator at the Muliru Farmers Naturub distillery.

6) Ocimum kilmandscharicum

Ocimum kilmandscharicum an indigenous plant of the forest, now grown commercially in local shambas for its essential oils used in Naturub production.

7) Drying Ocimum

8) Drying banda

Drying harvested Ocimum leaves at the Muliru distillery. Demand for Naturub is high & production of Ocimum is good but a further increase production to cope with demand is being hampered by the need for more drying space.

Muliru Farmers are in the process of constructing a special drying banda for the Ocimum but need funds from donors or well-wishers to help them with its completion.

Ocimum kilmandscharicum an indigenous plant of the forest, now grown commercially in local shambas for its essential oils used in Naturub production.

Pumping recycled water for distillation of essential oil from Ocimum kilmandscharicum. An improvement of the pumping system is needed to improve production.

Thomas Maasi and Renson Mboya, distillery operator at the Muliru Farmers Naturub distillery.

Naturub ointments made using essential oils extracted from the traditional medicinal plant Ocimum kilmandscharicum.

14) Tree Nursery

17) Organic farm

Muliru Farmers would also like to establish an organic farm facility whereby local people can earn some income and also train others in organic farming methods for use on their shambas.

Muliru Farmers are helping to train local farmers on the making & use of organic top dressing & pesticides.

3) Muliru Farmers

Training and distillation facilities for Muliru Farmers and the Naturub distillery have been funded by ICIPE & UNDP.

4) Training & facilities

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Photo Album 4. Muliru Farmers