The impacts of Acacia decurrens plantations on livelihoods in rural Ethiopia

Nigussie, Zerihun; Tsunekawa, Atsushi; Haregeweyn, Nigussie; Tsubo, Mitsuru; Adgo, Enyew; Ayalew, Zemen; Abele, Steffen

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104928

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“…The study found that when farmers' livelihood was threatened, farmers would choose alternative schemes to ensure the sustainability of their livelihood, and the study indicated that "livelihood transient" was an extended and complete form of livelihood analysis. Nigussie et al (2021) used the SLF to study the impact of acacia plantation systems on farmers' livelihood in Ethiopia and found that plantation systems increased farm income and significantly improve the natural capital of degraded soil but that these systems led to increased food prices and the regulation of child labor might be difficult. Wang Y. et al (2020) applied a partial least squares-structural equation model to study the impact of grain for green programs and ecological welfare forest programs on household livelihood decision-making.…”

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“…Natural capital is the state of natural resources owned by farmers to maintain family production and life. Due to the differences in research areas, the natural resources contained in natural capital are generally different (Wildayana, 2017;Cheng et al, 2021;Nigussie et al, 2021). In this paper, natural capital includes the abundance of marine animal and plant resources, the pollution situation and the air quality.…”

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What Are the Impacts of a Coastal Zone Protection Policy on Farmers’ Livelihood Capital? Empirical Analysis From the Perspective of Farmer Participation

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To restore and protect the ecosystem service function of coastal zones, some farmers have changed their certain original production methods and lifestyles and some have even relinquished a portion of the economic benefits that could be obtained directly. What impacts do the coastal zone ecological protection policies bring to the livelihoods of coastal farmers? The strict coastline protection of Beibu Gulf, Hepu County, Beihai City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, is taken as an example. Combined with the sustainable livelihood framework (SLF), this paper set up an evaluation index system for the livelihood capital of farmers in the Beibu Gulf coastal zone, obtaining 568 valid questionnaires through a field survey, and use the propensity score matching and difference-in-difference (PSM-DID) method to study the impacts of a coastal ecological protection policy on the livelihood capital of coastal farmers from the perspective of farmer participation. The results show that (1) the coastal ecological protection policy had a significant impact on the natural capital and social capital of coastal farmers that actively participated in coastal ecological protection, which increased by 0.181 and 0.052, respectively. (2) However, it did not have a significant impact on the total livelihood capital, human capital, physical capital or financial capital. Therefore, this paper presents policy suggestions for constructing coastal ecological compensation mechanisms and for promoting active participation by coastal farmers in coastal ecological protection efforts.

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What Are the Impacts of a Coastal Zone Protection Policy on Farmers’ Livelihood Capital? Empirical Analysis From the Perspective of Farmer Participation

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“…Plantation forestry using fast-growing exotic trees has become a major forestry practice in Ethiopia (Belayneh et al 2020 ; Guta 2012 ; Nigussie et al 2021 ). A number of exotic tree species have been promoted in the past several years.…”

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“…Since the last decade, acacia was well acclimatized in this region. Currently, acacia is the leading exotic tree species grown in woodlot plantations in the northwestern Ethiopia, followed by Eucalyptus camadulensis (Belayneh et al 2020 ; Nigussie et al 2017 ; Nigussie et al 2021 ; Wondie and Mekuria 2018 ).…”

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“…Acacia trees produce goods such as charcoal, fuelwood, construction materials, and animal feed, and provide service functions such as soil fertility replenishment and soil conservation (Nigussie et al 2017 ). Traditionally, acacia growers mainly use the stems of the acacia for charcoal production by using a rudimentary earth kiln technology (Nigussie et al 2021 ). Acacia trees are usually harvested 4–5 years after planting (Nigussie et al 2017 ), when farmers clear-fell woodlots for making charcoal, acacia trees attain a height of 9–15 m. Charcoal is the key traditional bioenergy product derived from acacia stems, and small-scale farmers produce it principally for sale to others.…”

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Small-Scale Woodlot Growers’ Interest in Participating in Bioenergy Market In Rural Ethiopia

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Production of value-added outputs from biomass residues represents an opportunity to increase the supply of renewable energy in Ethiopia. Particularly, agroforestry could provide biomass residues for improved bioenergy products. The aim of this study was to characterize the interest of growers to provide biomass residues to a hypothetical biomass feedstock market. This study relied on a survey conducted on a sample of 240 farmers. Although the awareness of potential biomass products was generally quite low, a majority of farmers expressed interest in supplying biomass residues, but the level of interest depended on certain individual socio-economic and demographic characteristics. For example, younger and female household heads were found to be more interested in participating in the hypothetical biomass market, as were households with an improved biomass stove, larger land holdings, and higher income levels. In addition, larger households and those that felt less vulnerable to firewood scarcity also expressed more interest. As a whole, the results imply that farmers, particularly those with younger and female heads of households, should be supported with programs tailored to ensure their inclusion in biomass supply chains. Respondents generally preferred farm-gate sales of biomass, so the collecting, baling, and transporting of woody residues need to be properly incentivized or new actors need to be recruited into the supply chain. Providing households with energy-efficient tools such as improved stoves would not only increase demand for biomass products, but also increase the amount of biomass residues that could be supplied to the market instead of used at home.

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Remediation of acid soils and soil property amelioration via Acacia decurrens-based agroforestry system

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Land degradation and the associated soil acidity are critical challenge for crop production in Ethiopian highlands. Since liming is expensive, farmers have developed an alternative agroforestry system by integrating Acacia decurrens into their landscapes. The expansion rate of this system was assessed over the last three decades. The effects of the agroforestry system and charcoal-making kiln sites on soil properties were investigated for over five years compared to the adjacent croplands. Soil samples were collected from A. decurrens plantations, kiln sites, and adjacent croplands at 0-15 and 15-30 cm soil depths. In the last 30 years, the plantation and croplands increased by 8% and 17.5%, respectively, compared to the land-use system in 1993, mainly at the expense of grassland and abandoned land. The main incentive for expansion of A. decurrens plantations was farmers' income generated from charcoal making. This intervention also improved soil properties with a significantly positive effect on soil pH, soil organic carbon (SOC), cation exchange capacity (CEC), and available Bray phosphorus (Bray-P) compared to the adjacent croplands. Results revealed that the SOC content in year 2 increased significantly (1.3-1.7 times) under A. decurrens plantation compared to adjacent crop fields. Moreover, soil pH increased by one unit on charcoalmaking fields, which was equivalent to application of 4-5 t lime ha -1 , while SOC increased by * 10% on kiln sites compared to the control. Charcoal making kiln spots increased available soil phosphorus by 112% compared to the adjacent non-kiln sites. The Bray-P was strongly and significantly (P \ 0.05) correlated (r = 0.75) with soil pH. We conclude that integrating A. decurrens-based agroforestry practices would improve livelihoods by restoring degraded lands, improving income generation and carbon sequestration.

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The impacts of Acacia decurrens plantations on livelihoods in rural Ethiopia

Cited by 42 publications

References 69 publications

What Are the Impacts of a Coastal Zone Protection Policy on Farmers’ Livelihood Capital? Empirical Analysis From the Perspective of Farmer Participation

What Are the Impacts of a Coastal Zone Protection Policy on Farmers’ Livelihood Capital? Empirical Analysis From the Perspective of Farmer Participation

Small-Scale Woodlot Growers’ Interest in Participating in Bioenergy Market In Rural Ethiopia

Remediation of acid soils and soil property amelioration via Acacia decurrens-based agroforestry system

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