Opportunities and challenges of adopting home garden agroforestry practices in Ethiopia: A review

Bantihun, Abay; Abera, Melese Worku

doi:10.1080/23311932.2019.1618522

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“…Long ago, Ethiopia designed Climate Smart Agroforestry development in its legislation/institutions that encourage farmers to plant and manage woody plant species in their agricultural landscapes [ 20 ]. Agroforestry systems in humid tropics could sequester up to 70 Mg C/ha in above-ground biomass [ 21 ], and increase carbon stock as adaption and mitigation mechanisms to climate change [ 20 ], which reduces the negative impacts of climate change [ 22 ].…”

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Woody species diversity and carbon stock potentials in homegarden agroforestry and other land use systems, northern Ethiopia

Maryo,

Wolde,

Negash

2023

Heliyon

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Woody species diversity and carbon stock potentials in homegarden agroforestry and other land use systems, northern Ethiopia

Maryo,

Wolde,

Negash

2023

Heliyon

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“…Home garden systems intentionally combine forest plant species with crops and mostly semi-domesticated plant species (Moreno-Calles et al 2016). Additionally, home gardens combine managed agricultural and forestry landscapes representing agroforestry landscapes (Bantihun 2019).…”

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Ethnoecology of home garden landscapes on Seliu Island, Belitung District, Indonesia

EFENDI,

CHIKMAWATI,

SULISTIJORINI

et al. 2024

Biodiversitas

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Abstract. Efendi D, Chikmawati T, Sulistijorini, Djuita NR. 2024. Ethnoecology of home garden landscapes on Seliu Island, Belitung District, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 25: 1304-1319. Seliu Island, Belitung District, Indonesia, once famous for its copra production, is now a popular tourist destination for its mangoes. People on this island use many plants from their home gardens, but more information about the diversity of plants in the landscape needs to be presented. This study explored the ethnoecology of the home garden landscape on Seliu Island to determine vegetation cover and its role. Research methods include interviews, cruising, and purposive sampling for vegetation inventory to calculate the Importance Value Index (IVI). The research results showed that 119 species belonging to 58 families were identified as growing in Seliu Island home gardens. Based on the habit type, herbaceous plants are the mostly found. Based on the aspect of utilization, medicinal plants are the most found plants. Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. had the highest IVI (14.65). People use seven parts of plants for medicinal purposes, and the leaves are the most widely used part. Home gardens on Seliu Island have social, economic, cultural, and ecological functions. Plant diversity in home gardens on Seliu Island must be preserved and improved, considering that Seliu Island is separated from the main island, Belitung Island, so plants' availability must be maintained.

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“…Agroforestry is the intentional mixing of trees and shrubs into crop and animal production systems to create economic, environmental, and social benefits (Wilson and Lovell, 2016). The homesteads play an important role by providing space for conservation of unique diversity woody species and edible, useful, medicinal and rare plant species to mitigate local needs to improve the livelihoods and commercial importance (Abebe and Asfaw, 2023;Bijalwan et al, 2011;Mehari and Abera, 2019;Galhena et al, 2013;Hazarika et al, 2014;Hazarika et al, 2021a). Agroforestry system focuses on improving or developing sustainability of socio-economic return and also a sustainable form of fulfilling the landscape by the plantation of native tree species (Kitturand Bargali, 2013).…”

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Socioeconomic Services of Khampti Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh Concerning Introduction of Homestead Agroforestry

Hazarika,

Kotoky,

Suman

et al. 2023

IJBSM

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A socioeconomic survey was done during (2019–2022) in 15 villages of the Khampti tribe of Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh, India. A questionnaire was prepared and interviewed the households about socioeconomic, life style, livelihood, education, primary livelihood activity, land holdings and land use pattern, energy consumption, livestock profile etc.To compare the profitability of different land uses, the annual profit was calculated. More than 50% of the households were lived in kaccha houses, 32% live in semi pucca houses and 15% had pucca houses. Average annual income of the households was maximum (25%) within the range of ` Rs. 15,000–20,000; 23% incomes more than ` 40,000; while 5.3% within the range of `Rs. 10,000–15,000. About 66.66% households were depended on agriculture for their livelihood. Similarly, 20% households were depended on both agriculture and government job, whereas, 1.77% households were dependent only on government jobs and 0.88% on business. 50% population completed their studies up to class 10; 22% had their secondary education (class 12) and few (4.64%) had done post-graduation. Average 73.87% of the total land was used as agricultural land and 25% as homestead land. Cow was the highest reared livestock than pig, goat and buffalo. Annual energy consumption was recorded for LPG (67.55%), fire wood (17.34%) and kerosene (15.11%). Further, their homesteads do not have agroforestry planning to optimize land use. Therefore, we developed five agroforestry demo plots in Namsai district. In the initial years (2020–2022) of agroforestry could enhanced economic return up to 3 times and also widen the livelihood options.

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Opportunities and challenges of adopting home garden agroforestry practices in Ethiopia: A review

Cited by 12 publications

References 28 publications

Woody species diversity and carbon stock potentials in homegarden agroforestry and other land use systems, northern Ethiopia

Woody species diversity and carbon stock potentials in homegarden agroforestry and other land use systems, northern Ethiopia

Ethnoecology of home garden landscapes on Seliu Island, Belitung District, Indonesia

Socioeconomic Services of Khampti Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh Concerning Introduction of Homestead Agroforestry

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