Conservation and Cardamom Cultivation in Nature Reserve Buffer Zones in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

Reyes, Teija; Luukkanen, Olavi; Quiroz, Roberto

doi:10.1080/10549811003742266

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“…Education in this case is a binary measure in which primary school attendance equals one. In a previous study in the area, Reyes et al (2010) found that farmers reported low use of soil improvement methods due to poor extension services. Farm training is a measure of either attending training or being visited by an extension agent and is hypothesized to positively influence the adoption of soil fertility practices.…”

Section: Household Surveysmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Perceived fertility levels influence management practices (Franzel 1999, Reyes et al 2010, Titonell et al 2012. Higher Perceived fertility will negatively influence adoption since the farmers would not see the need to adopt soil improvement measures.…”

Section: Household Surveysmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The East Usambara Conservation and Development project began in 1987 and linked conservation of biodiversity with economic development (Conte 2004). Despite promotion of soil and water conservation, tree planting, and the use of organic manure (Engh 2011), adoption has been low (EUCAMP 2002, Reyes et al 2010. Productivity is threatened by poor soils, heavy rainfall, and generally poor and unsustainable farming methods (Reyes et al 2006, ANR New Management Plan 2009).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Productivity is threatened by poor soils, heavy rainfall, and generally poor and unsustainable farming methods (Reyes et al 2006, ANR New Management Plan 2009). Conservation regulations limit traditional shifting cultivation practices (Reyes et al 2010) and population growth pressure and land scarcity threaten the remaining natural forests (Reyes et al 2005). Losses of productive land and inefficient farm management motivate clearance and cultivation on marginal lands, including steep slopes (Reyes et al 2005).…”

Section: Study Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sustainable agricultural intensification: the role of cardamom agroforestry in the East Usambaras, Tanzania

Bullcok

Mithöfer

Vihemäki

2013

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

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The East Usambaras in Tanzania are a tropical biodiversity hotspot where current agricultural management practices pose threats to forest conservation and development objectives. Promoting sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) would improve long-term productivity and reduce pressure on forest reserves. The study objective was to identify household-level characteristics that influence adoption of improved management practices, specifically soil replenishment practices, in order to identify opportunities and constraints to scaling up SAI to landscape level. First, three common farming systems and a fourth agroforestry (AF) model were developed to estimate the relative profitability of incorporating fallow, manure, and non-timber forest product activities. Next, household surveys were conducted and a logistic regression analysis was used to measure the influence of socioeconomic characteristics, physical and financial assets, tenure security, and plotspecific attributes on adoption of soil replenishment practices that were specified in the model. Findings showed that the AF model was financially competitive but raises opportunity costs to labour when compared to common systems. Marital status, household size, remittances, credit access, and tenure security significantly influenced adoption of fallow and applying organic inputs. Significant plot-specific attributes included perceived fertility and distance from the homestead. Policies to scale up SAI should consider these factors and emphasize improving markets for AF species and extension services.

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Section: Household Surveysmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Household Surveysmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Study Areamentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Study Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sustainable agricultural intensification: the role of cardamom agroforestry in the East Usambaras, Tanzania

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Mithöfer

Vihemäki

2013

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

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“…Mpanda et al cardamom capsules one by one. Cardamom farmers depend merely on household labour (Reyes et al 2010). Global production and consumption of cardamom have increased almost 2.5 times in the last 15 years with a projected steady increase in demand and supply in the future as well.…”

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Allanblackia, butterflies and cardamom: sustaining livelihoods alongside biodiversity conservation on the forest–agroforestry interface in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

Mpanda

Munjuga

Reyes

et al. 2014

Forests, Trees and Livelihoods

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Vulnerable groups' access to agroforestry ecosystem services in north-eastern mountains in Tanzania and its implication on special needs inclusivity

Kimaro,

Lyamtane,

Kimaro

et al. 2024

Agroforest Syst

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Mountainous environments are particularly vulnerable to land degradation due to steep slopes, fragile soils, increasing population, severe shortages of pastureland, and climate change. This situation results in a loss of ecosystem services (ES), which unequally affects vulnerable groups who rely on access to ES closer to their homes. This study assesses the extent to which vulnerable groups access agroforestry systems’ ES in the Northern Mountains of Tanzania. A socioeconomic survey and descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to identify individual households with vulnerabilities and analyze their attributes and access to ES. Correlation analysis was employed to determine the relationships between the different types and levels of vulnerability and access to different ES from agroforestry. The results showed that the main types of vulnerabilities identified were single-headed households, including female-headed households, widowed-headed households, and households with one or more people living with a cognitive or physical disability. The results revealed that across the studied agroforestry systems, female-headed households are facing problems in accessing food (92%), timber (86%) and energy (75%). People living with disabilities indicated that they were problematic in accessing food (90%) and energy (76%). Among the studied Agroforestry systems, female-headed households in Miraba faced more difficulties in accessing the most important ES, that is, food (60%), timber (53%), and energy (50%). Our study can be of interest to future policy interventions for vulnerable groups, including special needs inclusivity in society. Finally, we discuss the potential implications of social support and welfare programmes in the northern mountainous environments of Tanzania.

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Conservation and Cardamom Cultivation in Nature Reserve Buffer Zones in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

Cited by 6 publications

References 3 publications

Sustainable agricultural intensification: the role of cardamom agroforestry in the East Usambaras, Tanzania

Sustainable agricultural intensification: the role of cardamom agroforestry in the East Usambaras, Tanzania

Allanblackia, butterflies and cardamom: sustaining livelihoods alongside biodiversity conservation on the forest–agroforestry interface in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

Vulnerable groups' access to agroforestry ecosystem services in north-eastern mountains in Tanzania and its implication on special needs inclusivity

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