Household Determinants of Tree Planting on Farms in Rural Rwanda

Ndayambaje, Jean Damascène; Heijman, Wim; Mohren, Frits

doi:10.1007/s11842-012-9196-0

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“…For example, a study on the adoption of agroforestry (live fence) technologies in Burkina Faso found that in addition to water availability, the profitability of the technology enhanced the likelihood of adoption (Ayuk 1997). A recent study looking at the factors determining tree planting on farms in rural Rwanda found that significant predictor variables include the gender of the head of the household, the number of salaried members of the households, the amount of on-farm fuelwood, the number of meals per day, the geographical location of the households and the selling of tree products (Ndayambaje et al 2012). This study concluded that the presence of different tree species on farms was driven mainly by economic factors, including availability of food, firewood and poles, and total income, and not by environmental objectives.…”

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The role of knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in the uptake of agricultural and agroforestry innovations among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

Meijer

Catacutan²,

Ajayi³

et al. 2014

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

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Despite the great potential of agricultural innovations, the uptake by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa seems to be slow. We reviewed existing theories and frameworks for the uptake of agricultural innovations and found that these tend to emphasize the role of extrinsic factors such as the characteristics of the adopter and the external environment in the decision-making process. In this paper, we argue that intrinsic factors such as the knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of the potential adopter towards the innovation play a key role, but this has been less studied. We present an analytical framework that combines both extrinsic and intrinsic factors in farmers' decisions to adopt new agricultural technologies and apply the framework to agroforestry adoption as a case study. We review the literature on agroforestry adoption in sub-Saharan Africa and identify the extrinsic and intrinsic variables affecting the uptake of agroforestry technologies. We conclude that the uptake of agricultural technologies is a complex process influenced by both extrinsic and intrinsic variables, and recommend that future studies aiming to understand the adoption process of agricultural innovations take into account both sets of variables. A mechanistic understanding of how intrinsic and extrinsic factors interact and drive adoption can help in targeting technologies appropriately to ensure sustainability.

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Section: Studies Focusing On Extrinsic Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in the uptake of agricultural and agroforestry innovations among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

Meijer

Catacutan²,

Ajayi³

et al. 2014

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

599

362

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“…The woodlots were primarily planted by farmers. Based on the agro-ecological classification of Delepierre (1982) and the elevational classification of Ndayambaje et al (2012), the catchments are located in the central plateau and hills zone of Rwanda. The climate is subhumid with moderately high rainfall of 1200 mm y -1 and mean annual temperature of 21 o C. The elevation is around 1700 m above sea level.…”

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The use of Eucalyptus in agroforestry systems of southern Rwanda : to integrate of segregate

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“…Out analysis suggests that in these regions the wetlands are less climate sensitive as in the other regions. The agroecological zoning invokes similarities in bio-geophysical conditions and land uses activities defining characteristics of surrounding ecosystem such as wetlands (Delepierre 1982;Ndayambaje et al 2012). The exclusion of climate variables can be explained by the fact that the structural relief has an impact on rainfall distribution and hydrological network.…”

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Regional climate sensitivity of wetland environments in Rwanda: the need for a location-specific approach

2015

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Wetlands are sustaining large communities of people in Rwanda where 10 % of its land surface consists of many local wetlands. Sustainable future management of these numerous wetlands requires a reliable inventory of their location and a dynamic quantitative characterization that allows assessment of their climate change sensitivity. The aim of this study was to assess the importance of climatic factors for determining wetland location at different regional scales. Wetland locations were analyzed and statistically modeled using their location factors with logistic regression. Wetland location probability was determined using topographic (elevation, slope), hydrological (contributing area) and climatic (temperature and rainfall) location factors. A wetland location probability map was made that demonstrated a calibration accuracy of 87.9 % correct at national level compared to an existing inventory, displaying even better fits at subnational level (reaching up to 98 % correct). A validation accuracy of 86.2 % was obtained using an independently collected dataset. A sensitivity analysis was applied to the threshold values used as cutoff value between wetland/non-wetland, demonstrating a robust performance. The developed models were used in a sensitivity scenario analysis to assess future wetland location probability to changes in temperature and rainfall. In particular, wetlands in the central regions of Rwanda demonstrate a high sensitivity to changes in temperature (1 % increase causes a net probable wetland area decline by 12.4 %) and rainfall (?1 % causes a net increase by 1.6 %). This potentially significant impact on wetland number and location probability indicates that climate-sensitive future planning of wetland use is required in Rwanda.

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Household Determinants of Tree Planting on Farms in Rural Rwanda

Cited by 59 publications

References 54 publications

The role of knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in the uptake of agricultural and agroforestry innovations among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

The role of knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in the uptake of agricultural and agroforestry innovations among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

The use of Eucalyptus in agroforestry systems of southern Rwanda : to integrate of segregate

Regional climate sensitivity of wetland environments in Rwanda: the need for a location-specific approach

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