Impacts of deforestation on the livelihood of smallholder farmers in Arba Minch Zuria Woreda, Southern Ethiopia
| Autor: | Habtamu Worku Enbakom, Serekebirhan Takele, Debela Hunde Feyssa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
business.industry Agroforestry Woodland 010501 environmental sciences Livelihood 01 natural sciences Geography Agriculture Agricultural land Deforestation Land degradation Livestock General Agricultural and Biological Sciences business Environmental degradation 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Agricultural Research. 12:1293-1305 |
| ISSN: | 1991-637X |
| Popis: | The ever increasing demand of farmland, fuel wood and charcoal production coupled with population growth has accelerated the rate of forest reduction in Ethiopia. This has resulted in soil erosion and land degradation. This study was conducted at Arba Minch Zuria Woreda Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Nations and Nationalities Peoples’ Region (SNNPR), with the aim of assessing impacts of deforestation on the livelihood of small holder farmers. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from primary and secondary data sources. Data on the socio-demographic variables as well as farmers’ perception towards impacts of deforestation, were collected using structured questionnaire from 180 randomly selected households from each study sites. The overall average age of respondents was 46.29, where the highest age was recorded in Mille site as compared to other sites (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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