The impact of agroforestry practice on forest conservation and community livelihood improvement: A case of Buno Bedele Zone of west Ethiopia'S Chora district

Autor: Nigus Tekleselassie Tsegaye
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, Vol 17, Iss , Pp 100229- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2665-9727
DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2023.100229
Popis: This study aimed to evaluate how agroforestry practices affected community livelihoods and forest preservation in the Chora district, Buno Bedele Zone of western Ethiopia. The study's methodology was cross-sectional research. Three farmer villages, Sokolo, Baja, and Hawayemobir, were randomly selected based on their agroforestry practices. For the interview, a group of 15 key informants was formed. Both primary and secondary data sources were used for data collection. Microsoft Excel 2010 and statistical software for social science (SPSS) version 26.0 were used to analyze the data. The average age of the inhabitants in the research region was 44.09 years, the average family size was 4.60, they had a low level of education, and the average size of the farmland was 3.2194 ha. The use of agroforestry for shade, fuel wood, and income significantly varies based on education level, occupation, and the size of the family and land (p
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