Coping and adaptation role of Rhamnus prinoides-based indigenous agroforestry practice to climate variability among smallholder farmers in the drylands of Northern Ethiopia

IF 2.2 3区 农林科学 Q2 AGRONOMY
Destaalem Gebremeskel, Emiru Birhane, Girmay Tesfay, Micheale Gebremedhin, Meley Mekonen Rannestad
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Climate variability impacts are observed and expected to increase in the future, particularly in drylands. Continuous exposure to climate variability problems has prompted farmers to develop effective local coping and adaptation strategies. This study investigates the contribution of Rhamnus prinoides-based indigenous agroforestry practices by smallholders in coping with and adapting to climate variability in the drylands of Tigray, Ethiopia. Data was collected through questionnaires from 191 randomly selected households. Descriptive statistics were used to assess farmers’ perceptions of climate variability and evaluate the coping and adaptation role of R. prinoides agroforestry. Poisson and binomial models were used to identify determinants of the number and choice of coping and adaptation strategies of farmers. Farmers’ perceptions coincided with the actual climate data regarding increased variability of rainfall. R. prinoides-based agroforestry was widely practiced (70.2%) and played a significant role in coping with and adapting to climate variability impacts through bridging seasonal income shortfalls, maximizing production, and stabilizing and sustaining the productivity of smallholder farmers. It was complementary with other coping and adaptation strategies and served as the main source of cash income that could be invested in the purchase of improved varieties. The number and choice of coping and adaptation strategies used by smallholder farmers were significantly influenced by landholding size, farm fertility, farm fragmentation, tenure security, family size, climate awareness, age and education of household head. Thus, farming systems that incorporate trees/shrubs such as R. prinoides agroforestry could enhance the coping and adaptation capacity of smallholder farmers in the drylands.

埃塞俄比亚北部旱地小农基于鼠李的土著农林业实践应对和适应气候变率的作用
已观测到气候变率的影响,并预计未来会增加,特别是在旱地。气候变率问题的持续暴露促使农民制定有效的本地应对和适应策略。本研究调查了埃塞俄比亚提格雷旱地小农基于鼠李的土著农林业实践在应对和适应气候变化方面的贡献。随机抽取191户家庭进行问卷调查。采用描述性统计的方法评估农民对气候变率的认知,并评价红叶草农林业的应对和适应作用。使用泊松模型和二项模型来确定农民应对和适应策略的数量和选择的决定因素。农民的看法与实际的气候数据一致,即降雨变异性增加。以小农为基础的农林业得到广泛应用(70.2%),通过弥补季节性收入不足、实现产量最大化、稳定和维持小农生产力,在应对和适应气候变率影响方面发挥了重要作用。它与其他应对和适应策略相辅相成,是现金收入的主要来源,可用于投资购买改良品种。小农采取的应对和适应策略的数量和选择受土地持有规模、农场肥力、农场碎片化、权属保障、家庭规模、气候意识、户主年龄和教育程度的显著影响。因此,结合林灌木的农林业系统可以提高旱地小农的应对和适应能力。
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Agroforestry Systems
Agroforestry Systems 农林科学-林学
CiteScore
5.30
自引率
9.10%
发文量
78
审稿时长
4.5 months
期刊介绍: Agroforestry Systems is an international scientific journal that publishes results of novel, high impact original research, critical reviews and short communications on any aspect of agroforestry. The journal particularly encourages contributions that demonstrate the role of agroforestry in providing commodity as well non-commodity benefits such as ecosystem services. Papers dealing with both biophysical and socioeconomic aspects are welcome. These include results of investigations of a fundamental or applied nature dealing with integrated systems involving trees and crops and/or livestock. Manuscripts that are purely descriptive in nature or confirmatory in nature of well-established findings, and with limited international scope are discouraged. To be acceptable for publication, the information presented must be relevant to a context wider than the specific location where the study was undertaken, and provide new insight or make a significant contribution to the agroforestry knowledge base
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