Is Land Fragmentation Facilitating or Obstructing Adoption of Climate Adaptation Measures in Ethiopia?

Cholo, Tesfaye C.; Fleskens, Luuk; Sietz, Diana; Peerlings, J.H.M.

doi:10.3390/su10072120

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“…Moreover, farmlands closer to the homesteads can be better monitored and taken care of, enabling more frequent supervision of the implemented conservation measures [2]. Consistently, Pender and Gebremedhin [58], Abebe and Sewnet [59] and Cholo, et al [60] reported that farmers give more attention to farm plots closer to homestead areas than distant farm plots. This also enables farmers (farm owners) and/or other neighboring farmers to observe the effects of implemented stone bunds, suggesting that visible effects are crucial in terms of triggering spontaneous adoption and implementation of technologies.…”

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Understanding the Spontaneous Spreading of Stone Bunds in Ethiopia: Implications for Sustainable Land Management

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This study deals with the spontaneous spreading of stone bunds in the central Ethiopian highlands, i.e., the adoption and implementation of stone bunds by farmers on their own initiative. The study tests the hypothesis that spontaneously implemented stone bunds, as compared to stone bunds implemented by mass mobilization campaigns, are more integrated with other land management practices and lead to higher yields. Data are collected in the Girar Jarso woreda through field observations and household surveys. Descriptive statistics are used to analyze and test the data at 1% and 5% probability levels. Results show that stone bunds are spontaneously implemented mainly on farmlands located nearby the homesteads where farmers perceive severe erosion, poor soil fertility and steep slope gradients. Compared to stone bunds implemented by mass mobilization, spontaneously implemented stone bunds are perceived as better maintained, more frequently modified to fit the farming system and better integrated with soil fertility management practices, such as applying fertilizer, compost and manure. Particularly, this better integration with other practices is very important, because it makes stone bunds more effective in reducing erosion, leading to beneficial effects on soil moisture and soil productivity, as perceived by farmers. The study, therefore, suggests that the mass mobilization campaign should use a more participatory and integrated approach, in which there is ample space for awareness raising and learning concerning the benefits of integrated farm management, and in which farmers themselves have a leading role in the decision on where to construct stone bunds. Such a strategy will lead to more sustainable impact on soil fertility and food security than the current top-down intervention approach.

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Understanding the Spontaneous Spreading of Stone Bunds in Ethiopia: Implications for Sustainable Land Management

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“… Policy A few papers discussed agricultural policies related to seed, arguing that policies should enable the seed sector to provide suitable varieties and aim to increase the availability of funds for seed distribution research and access to improved seed, and one paper indicated that government policies restrict farmers options for obtaining their preferred seed 48 – 50 . Experience One paper indicated that farmers’ experience had a positive effect on adoption of new seed, whereas another indicated the opposite 9 , 51 . Seed or variety attributes Four papers reported on concerns related to the attributes of the hybrid seed varieties and their adaptation to the environment, suitability for storage, flour to grain ratio, and other processing issues 52 – 54 .…”

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“…One paper indicated that farmers' experience had a positive effect on adoption of new seed, whereas another indicated the opposite 9,51 .…”

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A scoping review of adoption of climate-resilient crops by small-scale producers in low- and middle-income countries

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Climate-resilient crops and crop varieties have been recommended as a way for farmers to cope with or adapt to climate change, but despite the apparent benefits, rates of adoption by smallholder farmers are highly variable. Here we present a scoping review, using PRISMA-P (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analysis Protocols), examining the conditions that have led to the adoption of climate-resilient crops over the past 30 years in lower- and middle-income countries. The descriptive analysis performed on 202 papers shows that small-scale producers adopted climate-resilient crops and varieties to cope with abiotic stresses such as drought, heat, flooding and salinity. The most prevalent trait in our dataset was drought tolerance, followed by water-use efficiency. Our analysis found that the most important determinants of adoption of climate-resilient crops were the availability and effectiveness of extension services and outreach, followed by education levels of heads of households, farmers’ access to inputs—especially seeds and fertilizers—and socio-economic status of farming families. About 53% of studies reported that social differences such as sex, age, marital status and ethnicity affected the adoption of varieties or crops as climate change-adaptation strategies. On the basis of the collected evidence, this study presents a series of pathways and interventions that could contribute to higher adoption rates of climate-resilient crops and reduce dis-adoption.

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“…Moreover, farmlands closer to the homesteads can be better monitored and taken care of, enabling more frequent supervision of the implemented conservation measures (Bekele & Drake, 2003). Consistently, Pender & Gebremedhin (2008), Abebe & Sewnet (2014) and Cholo et al (2018) reported that farmers give more attention to farm plots closer to homestead areas than distant farm plots. This also enables farmers (farm owners) and/or other neighboring farmers to observe the effects of implemented stone bunds, suggesting that visible effects are crucial in terms of triggering spontaneous adoption and implementation of technologies.…”

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confidence: 81%

Exploring the scaling-up of sustainable land management in the Central highlands of Ethiopia

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Is Land Fragmentation Facilitating or Obstructing Adoption of Climate Adaptation Measures in Ethiopia?

Cited by 25 publications

References 57 publications

Understanding the Spontaneous Spreading of Stone Bunds in Ethiopia: Implications for Sustainable Land Management

Understanding the Spontaneous Spreading of Stone Bunds in Ethiopia: Implications for Sustainable Land Management

A scoping review of adoption of climate-resilient crops by small-scale producers in low- and middle-income countries

Exploring the scaling-up of sustainable land management in the Central highlands of Ethiopia

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