Assessing the benefits of agroforestry beyond food security among households in Isingiro district, South-western Uganda

Q3 Social Sciences
M. Kamugisha, H. Mutembei, T. Thenya
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Globally, agroforestry and its capacity to offer a high yielding system are well known as a pathway for providing multiple benefits of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to the households. In Uganda, household farmers adopt on-farm trees for various benefits such as soil erosion prevention, maintaining soil fertility, provision of shade, windbreaks, and climate regulation among others beyond food security. The study aimed at assessing the benefits of agroforestry beyond food security in Isingiro District. The study used a cross-sectional survey design to obtain qualitative and quantitative data. The number of household participants was 284. Multiple Linear Regression to analyse the association between dependent variable and numerous independent variables were employed. The study used Chi-Square tests to find out the statistical value of variables and their effect on agroforestry adoption. The study also used Multiple Regression Model to determine the degree to which selected variables were accountable for influencing agroforestry benefits beyond food security. The results indicated that 41% households in Kabaare, 37.0% in Kikokwa, and 22.0% in Kigyendwa practiced agroforestry. These percentages mean that agroforestry adoption is below the average (50%). The low adoption is attributed to factors such as land shortage, limited financial capacity, poor attitudes and perceptions. Of all the agroforestry adopters, only 21% of the households indicated that they had benefited from on-farm trees. This implies that majority 79% of those who did not practice agroforestry realized no benefits. The socio-economic factors that were positive and insignificant with a positive influence on household agroforestry benefits were the main occupation and income (0.001) while the family size and land size (0.288), land acreage used for food production and household size (0.553), land acreage and marital status (0.182) were insignificant. The study recommends intensive studies on household attitude, and perceptions about agroforestry practice in relation to other factors. The local government needs to review land policy, and strengthen its support to households in utilising their resources productively through on-farm tree adoption to attain diversified benefits. Key words: Agroforestry, Benefits, Food security, Governance, Livelihood, Policy review, Household
评估农林业在乌干达西南部伊辛吉罗地区家庭粮食安全之外的益处
在全球范围内,农林业及其提供高产系统的能力是众所周知的为家庭提供可持续发展目标(sdg)多重效益的途径。在乌干达,家庭农民在农场种植树木有多种好处,如防止土壤侵蚀、保持土壤肥力、提供遮荫、防风林和气候调节,以及粮食安全以外的其他好处。这项研究的目的是评估农林业在伊辛吉罗地区粮食安全以外的效益。本研究采用横断面调查设计获得定性和定量数据。家庭参与人数为284人。采用多元线性回归分析因变量与众多自变量之间的关系。本研究采用卡方检验找出各变量的统计值及其对农林业采用的影响。该研究还使用多元回归模型来确定所选变量对粮食安全以外的农林业效益的影响程度。结果表明,卡巴雷县有41%、Kikokwa县有37.0%、Kigyendwa县有22.0%的农户实行农林业。这些百分比意味着农林业采用率低于平均水平(50%)。采用率低是由于土地短缺、财政能力有限、态度和观念不佳等因素造成的。在所有采用农林业的家庭中,只有21%的家庭表示他们从农场树木中受益。这意味着,没有实行农林业的人中有79%的人没有获得任何好处。对农户农林业效益有正向影响的社会经济因素为主要职业和收入(0.001),而家庭规模和土地规模(0.288)、粮食生产用地面积和家庭规模(0.553)、土地面积和婚姻状况(0.182)不显著。研究报告建议深入研究家庭的态度和对农林业做法的看法与其他因素的关系。地方政府需要重新审视土地政策,并加强对农户的支持,通过在农场种植树木来有效利用其资源,以获得多样化的利益。关键词:农林业,利益,粮食安全,治理,生计,政策审查,家庭
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African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
CiteScore
0.90
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0.00%
发文量
124
审稿时长
24 weeks
期刊介绍: The African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) is a highly cited and prestigious quarterly peer reviewed journal with a global reputation, published in Kenya by the Africa Scholarly Science Communications Trust (ASSCAT). Our internationally recognized publishing programme covers a wide range of scientific and development disciplines, including agriculture, food, nutrition, environmental management and sustainable development related information.
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