Agroforestry for sustainable production and resilient landscapes

Bishaw, Badege; Soolanayakanahally, Raju; Karki, Uma; Hagan, Erik

doi:10.1007/s10457-022-00737-8

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“…[142]. Tis fnding is consistent with the fndings of [17,135,143] that an increase in the number of animals increases the demand for food and wood for livestock infrastructure (fences, cattle pens, stalls, and feeders), which could be met using multipurpose shrubs and trees.…”

Section: Determinants Of Household Farm Income From Afpmentioning

confidence: 61%

“…Agroforestry practices were used by approximately 78% (135) of the respondents at the study sites, while 22 percent (38) did not. Farmers in the study area used a variety of agroforestry practices for various reasons.…”

Section: Household and Socioeconomic Characteristics Ofmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…As a result of soil, adopters produce more maize than nonadopters. And the environmental management advantages of agroforestry practices, as reported by agroforestry practices, that included more than one component (trees/ shrubs/annual crops; tree/shrubs/annual crop/livestock components) favored the community's access to food and income throughout the year [134][135][136]. As a result, as discussed by agroforestry practices, signifcantly improved the fnancial and food status of households in the communities [137][138][139].…”

Section: Efects Of Agroforestry Practices On Household Farmmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Farmer’s Perceptions of Agroforestry Practices, Contributions to Rural Household Farm Income, and Their Determinants in Sodo Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia

Tega

Bojago

2023

International Journal of Forestry Research

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Agroforestry has been widely used in developing countries as a solution to mitigate the effects of climate variability. However, its significance to the well-being of farmers in rural communities has not been thoroughly investigated. The purpose of this study was to analyze the contribution of agroforestry practices (AFPs) to the farm income of rural families, the perceptions of farmers, and factors that affect AFPs’ contribution to household income in the Sodo Zuria district. The optimal sample size of 173 households from the three study sites was selected through a stratified random sampling procedure. Data were collected using structured interviews, focus group discussion, observation, and key informant interviews. According to the findings, most farmers in the research area had a good perception of the benefits of agroforestry methods. The yearly mean gross income from various agroforestry approaches was 15,990.90 ETB·ha−1·yr−1 for nonadopters and 32,471.24 ETB·ha−1·yr−1 for adopters, respectively. Tree and fruit tree integration with crops, animals, or pastures has the potential to significantly increase food production and farmer economic situations. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the size of the farm, the number of livestock, the experience of agroforestry, and the extension service affect the adoption of agroforestry practices to house farm income positively, while the size of the family negatively affects it. Agroforestry plays a critical role in reducing food poverty and enhancing farmer livelihood resilience (reducing farmers’ vulnerability to climate variability). However, determining the extent to which this is true is challenging because both farmer groups often have low levels of assets such as land and income, which limits tree planting to reaping maximum benefits from agroforestry. As a result, the government and other responsible entities should pay special attention to assisting smallholder farmers in using agroforestry practices for the sustainability of their livelihoods that have been hampered by agricultural land scarcity.

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Section: Determinants Of Household Farm Income From Afpmentioning

confidence: 61%

Section: Household and Socioeconomic Characteristics Ofmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Efects Of Agroforestry Practices On Household Farmmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Farmer’s Perceptions of Agroforestry Practices, Contributions to Rural Household Farm Income, and Their Determinants in Sodo Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia

Tega

Bojago

2023

International Journal of Forestry Research

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“…Among the forest management practices, agroforestry is a smart solution to provide a balance in ecological, economic, and social benefits, which is a prospective solution for reducing the deforestation rate and overcoming the problem of food crisis [2,3]. Agroforestry is an integrated approach to a sustainable land use system in which there are interactions between woody/ forestry plants and seasonal or perennial crops/livestock/fisheries inside or outside forest areas [4,5].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Promoting agroforestry for increasing land cover and sustaining livelihood through Social Forestry schemes in Indonesia

Octavia

Rachmat²,

Njurumana³

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Proper management of Indonesian tropical forests is addressed to realize the community’s welfare and forest sustainability. Agroforestry is a smart solution to provide balance in ecological, economic, and social benefits. This paper is aimed to provide plant growth and survival rate data in the establishment of agroforestry demonstration plots in three different schemes of Social Forestry in Indonesia, namely Paru Village Forest (PVF) in West Sumatra, Cempaka Forestry Partnership in Lampung, and Tuar Tana Community Forestry (TCF) in East Nusa Tenggara. Twenty-six plant species, both forest trees and seasonal crops, were planted at all sites by applying agroforestry models. All planted species were planted based on site-specific suitability regarding different climate regime and their social pReferences. The survival rate and plant height were observed at 1, 6, 12, and 18 months after planting (MAP). The best result of plants’ survival rate was found in PVF at 12 and 18 MAP, respectively 93.5% and 78.9% supported by the high community participation in tending their crops. Plants’ survival rate in TCF was relatively low, amounted 43.2%, due to the drought affecting the plant growth in this semi-arid region, even though the forest farmers have a high effort in tending their crops.

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“…AST is considered a sustainable land-use system that addresses production needs, while providing environmental bene ts to society 12 . Agroforestry provides various ecosystem services, such as biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, reduction of crop diseases, increased biological controls, biological nitrogen xation and nutrient cycling, besides income increments and food safety 5 .…”

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Potential cultivation areas of Euterpe edulis (Martius) for rainforest recovery, repopulation and açai production in Santa Catarina, Brazil

Vianna

Zambonim

Pandolfo

2022

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Euterpe edulis is an endangered palm species that provides the most important non-timber forest product exploited in its natural habitat, the Brazilian Atlantic Forest hotspot1,2. From 1991 to 2017, pasturelands, agriculture, and monoculture of tree plantations were responsible for 97% of Atlantic Forest deforested areas in Brazil and Santa Catarina was one of the Brazilian states with the greatest loss of forest area 3. In the last decade, E. edulis fruits reached their highest commercial value, producing the southeastern equivalent of Amazonian ‘‘açai’’ (Euterpe oleracea) 4–6. As a shade-tolerant species, E. edulis adapts very well to agroforestry systems 5,7. To evaluate potential areas for cultivation of E. edulis through agroforestry systems, we developed and applied a spatial model for mapping suitable areas. To accomplish this, we analyzed multisource biophysical data and E. edulis distribution data from the Forest Inventory of Santa Catarina. We identified two areas with potential occurrence of the species, one in the domains of coastal Dense Ombrophilous Forest where the species is more common and another in the domains of inland Deciduous Seasonal Forest where its occurrence was suspected, but not proven, until 2021. Today, Deciduous Seasonal Forest is the most fragmented and impacted by agriculture. Our model, together with confirmed areas of occurrence, indicates that deciduous seasonal forest region should be prioritized for production and recovery of E. edulis through agroforestry systems.

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Agroforestry for sustainable production and resilient landscapes

Cited by 29 publications

References 15 publications

Farmer’s Perceptions of Agroforestry Practices, Contributions to Rural Household Farm Income, and Their Determinants in Sodo Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia

Farmer’s Perceptions of Agroforestry Practices, Contributions to Rural Household Farm Income, and Their Determinants in Sodo Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia

Promoting agroforestry for increasing land cover and sustaining livelihood through Social Forestry schemes in Indonesia

Potential cultivation areas of Euterpe edulis (Martius) for rainforest recovery, repopulation and açai production in Santa Catarina, Brazil

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