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| dc.contributor.author | Mulunesh Yayehrad | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-15T06:38:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-06-15T06:38:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-11 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/15356 | |
| dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT Despite widespread reports concerning the role of agroforestry in rural livelihood, sustainable development, environmental protection, and recently in climate change mitigation and adaptation, not much is known about rural households’ perception of the different benefits of agroforestry and the status of adoption of the different technologies. This study was conducted to address farmers’ perception and adoption of agroforestry practices and their determinants in Banja district, Amhara regional state, Northwestern, Ethiopia. A cross-sectional research design was applied in three Kebeles of Banja district involving 340 sample households. The study employed mixed-method research, where both quantitative and qualitative approaches were applied. Multi-stage sampling techniques were employed to select the district, Kebeles, and sample households. Descriptive statistics and the binary logit model were used to analyze the data. The finding show that more than half (58.82%) of the respondents have perceived agroforestry as an advantageous practice in the study area while the remaining 41.18% of the respondents did not. The result from descriptive statistics on farmers' perceptions about the benefits of agroforestry practices indicated that 91.57%, 75%, and 60.5% of the respondents perceived that agroforestry could increases farm productivity, household income, enhance food security, respectively.moreover189(56%) of the respondents had adopted different agroforestry practices. Of those live fences (95.2%) was mostly adopted by household, while, 50.8% adopted taungya. The result indicated that the proportion of adopters of agroforestry practices was higher than non-adopters (56%). The binary logit model revealed that the adoption of agroforestry practices was determined by sex, educational status, extension services, family size and farmland size whereas the remaining variables (age, home to farmland distance, land tenure issues, total livestock size, farm experience and distance from the market) were not significant in determining the adoption of agroforestry practices. Therefore, efforts are expected from the concerned bodies to enhance the adoption of agroforestry in the study area. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Agroforestry | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessment of Farmers’ Perception and Adoption of Agroforestry Practices in Banja District, Amhara Regional State, Northwestern, Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
