Climate-smart agricultural practices: a case of dairy cooperative farmers in Agula and Maychew, Northern Ethiopia

IF 2.8 4区环境科学与生态学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Carbon Management Pub Date : 2023-10-30 DOI:10.1080/17583004.2023.2271880

Endale Balcha, Habtamu Taddele Menghistu, Amanuel Zenebe, Tadesse Teferi, Birhanu Hadush

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This study examined the climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices of dairy farmers in Agula and Maychew, Northern Ethiopia. Data was collected through focus group discussions (FGDs) and questionnaires. The study explored farmers’, implementation of three CSA practices – improved fodder, manure management, and replacement of unproductive cows. The determinants of CSA adoption were analyzed using a binary logistics model at significance levels of 1%, 5%, and 10%. Results showed that improved fodder was adopted by 60.1% in Agula and 18.2% in Maychew. The adoption of manure management (p = .229) and replacement of unproductive cows (p = .935) did not vary significantly. The replacement of unproductive cows had the highest adoption rate (45.9%). Improved fodder adoption was significantly higher among male-headed farms (p = .017). Manure management adoption was positively associated with gender (p = .034), number of cows (p = .081), and access to climate information (p = .063). Replacement of unproductive cows was associated with number of cows (p < .001), farm income (p = .049), and access to extension services (p = .006). FGDs revealed that farmers were able to perceive climate change and its effects on their dairy business. This study underscores the need for CSA practices to adapt to climate change impact on animals and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms.

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气候智能型农业实践:以埃塞俄比亚北部Agula和Maychew奶牛合作社农民为例

本研究考察了埃塞俄比亚北部Agula和Maychew奶农的气候智能型农业(CSA)实践。通过焦点小组讨论(fgd)和问卷调查收集数据。该研究探讨了农民实施的三种CSA做法——改善饲料、粪便管理和更换不生产的奶牛。采用CSA的决定因素在1%、5%和10%的显著性水平下使用二元物流模型进行分析。结果表明，改良饲料在阿古拉的采用率为60.1%，在五月洲的采用率为18.2%。采用粪肥管理(p = .229)和替换非生产性奶牛(p = .935)差异不显著。替代非生产性奶牛的采用率最高(45.9%)。改良饲料采用率在雄户主农场中显著提高(p = 0.017)。粪肥管理的采用与性别(p = 0.034)、奶牛数量(p = 0.081)和获取气候信息(p = 0.063)呈正相关。替代非生产性奶牛与奶牛数量(p < .001)、农场收入(p = .049)和获得推广服务(p = .006)相关。fgd显示，农民能够感知气候变化及其对其乳制品业务的影响。这项研究强调了CSA实践适应气候变化对动物的影响和减少奶牛场温室气体排放的必要性。

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Carbon Management ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-

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期刊介绍： Carbon Management is a scholarly peer-reviewed forum for insights from the diverse array of disciplines that enhance our understanding of carbon dioxide and other GHG interactions – from biology, ecology, chemistry and engineering to law, policy, economics and sociology. The core aim of Carbon Management is it to examine the options and mechanisms for mitigating the causes and impacts of climate change, which includes mechanisms for reducing emissions and enhancing the removal of GHGs from the atmosphere, as well as metrics used to measure performance of options and mechanisms resulting from international treaties, domestic policies, local regulations, environmental markets, technologies, industrial efforts and consumer choices. One key aim of the journal is to catalyse intellectual debate in an inclusive and scientific manner on the practical work of policy implementation related to the long-term effort of managing our global GHG emissions and impacts. Decisions made in the near future will have profound impacts on the global climate and biosphere. Carbon Management delivers research findings in an accessible format to inform decisions in the fields of research, education, management and environmental policy.