The possibilities of bush fallows with changing roles of agriculture—An analysis combining remote sensing and interview data from Sudanese drylands

Elmqvist, Bodil; Khatir, Ashkan

doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.12.018

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“…The study confirmed what other researchers indicated that in the South Africa the dynamics of rural home gardening expansion may change because of the changing role of household in society due to increased livelihood broadening of agriculture (Elmqvist & Khatir, 2007).…”

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The Role of Home Gardens in Household Food Security in Eastern Cape: A Case Study of Three Villages in Nkonkobe Municipality

Adekunle¹

2013

JAS

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The South African government has committed to halving poverty between 2004 and 2014 and achieving household food security is their major objective. Access to food and water is perhaps unlike other areas of delivery, since they are essential to well-being and human development. The Eastern Cape Province is the second largest provinces in South Africa, but yet second poorest province. This study looks at the role of home gardens in enhancing food security around Nkonkobe Municipality. The specific objectives were to; investigate what people produce in their gardens; assess how much produce they obtain from their gardens; investigate household source of food. This study was carried out to understand the role of home gardens in addressing household food security in rural areas of Nkonkobes Municipality. A study was carried out among rural households in rural areas of Nkonkobes Municipality, to determine the role of home gardening on household food security. Simple random sampling was used to obtain a study population of 60 households, to whom an interview schedule and an observation checklist was administered. These were achieved through personal interviews in three area 20 respondents from each village. Primary data were obtained through structured questionnaire in those areas and data obtained were analyzed quantitatively. Results obtained showed that home gardening plays a significant role in food security of rural households. Households, therefore, should be empowered and encouraged to improve their practice of home gardening to realize food security. Findings of this study will be useful to governmental and non-governmental bodies involved in promoting food security in the rural households.

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The Role of Home Gardens in Household Food Security in Eastern Cape: A Case Study of Three Villages in Nkonkobe Municipality

Adekunle¹

2013

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“…The general trends are undeniable, however, and are confirmed by other studies on semi-arid environments in West Africa (e.g. Wardell et al, 2003;Elmqvist and Khatir, 2007;Tappan and McGahuey, 2007;Leblanc et al, 2008).…”

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Patterns and dynamics of land-cover changes since the 1960s over three experimental areas in Mali

Ruelland¹,

Levavasseur²,

Tribotte³

2010

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinfor

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“…The lack of land was not mentioned as a problem in any of the villages, also confirmed by Elmqvist and Khatir (2007), even though the fallow system has been proven to be threatened by agricultural expansion (Ballal et al, 2005) as other fallow systems in the Sahel (AmissahArthur, Mougenot, & Loireau, 2000;Franzel, 1999;Harris, 2002;Wezel & Haigis, 2002). Two villages in the En Nahud area mentioned that in the case of land shortage, crop land was rented elsewhere, to avoid cutting down Acacia senegal trees.…”

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Livelihood diversification: continuity and change in the Sahel

Elmqvist

Olsson

2006

GeoJournal

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Livelihood diversification can be crucial for poor rural households in the African Sahel. Migration is a common diversification strategy during the dry season, but there are also areas with significant strategies on the farm, such as incomes from gum and resins. Sudan is a country where the income from gum arabic, the gum from the Acacia senegal tree, has played a large economic role for smallholders for generations, but there are signs of a declining production which is detrimental if people have no alternative incomes. The results showed that in parts of the country, the 1984 drought caused an event-driven change resulting in a discontinuation of production. However, in other parts of the country, the agricultural system providing gum arabic proved to be more resilient to the drought and the incomes from gum arabic still play a large role. The results illustrated a complexity of driving forces, regional differences and a large variability in incomes between households. Some causes were indirect such as prices, drought, precipitation and locust, whereas the others were direct and hence more controllable by households. This study underlined the direct causes, such as how labour input is prioritised between livelihood activities, which have not been given as much attention in previous literature. Secondly, the need for a holistic view of livelihoods is underlined in order to understand the future of gum arabic production. Empirical data were collected from extensive fieldwork.

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The possibilities of bush fallows with changing roles of agriculture—An analysis combining remote sensing and interview data from Sudanese drylands

Cited by 11 publications

References 34 publications

The Role of Home Gardens in Household Food Security in Eastern Cape: A Case Study of Three Villages in Nkonkobe Municipality

The Role of Home Gardens in Household Food Security in Eastern Cape: A Case Study of Three Villages in Nkonkobe Municipality

Patterns and dynamics of land-cover changes since the 1960s over three experimental areas in Mali

Livelihood diversification: continuity and change in the Sahel

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