Determinants of smallholder farmers choice of adaptation strategies in response to the impacts of climate variability in the Ayehu watershed, Northwest Ethiopia DOI Creative Commons
Abebe Biresaw Bitew, Amare Sewnet Minale

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 13, 2024

Abstract Adapting to climate variability is crucial for sustainable livelihoods in developing countries like Ethiopia, where rain-fed agriculture underpins the economy. This study aims evaluate both indigenous and introduced adaptation measures across different agroecological zones, along with their determining factors. Data was collected from 338 farm households using structured semi-structured questionnaires. The Weighted Average Index (WAI) used identify most significant methods employed by various while Problem Confrontation (PCI) assessed barriers hindering implementation of these strategies. multinomial logit model (MNL) utilized investigate factors affecting farmers' choices results indicated that popular strategies were planting local crop varieties (WAI = 2.22), diversification 2.15), adjusting dates 2.14). included inorganic fertilizers 2.64), applying improved 2.41), pesticides herbicides 2.24). PCI revealed major adapting limited size (PCI 694), lack access information 641), poor soil quality 639), irrigation facilities 623), high input costs 610). identified several influencing preferences measures, such as failure, credit availability, recurrent drought, perception, location, household income. underscores importance understanding local-level influence enhance resilience variability.

Language: Английский

Forest Landscape Restoration and Its Impact on Social Cohesion, Ecosystems, and Rural Livelihoods: Lessons Learned from Pakistan DOI Creative Commons
Ayat Ullah

Regional Environmental Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: Feb. 14, 2024

Abstract This paper explores community perspectives on forest landscape restoration (FLR) initiatives and their impacts ecosystems, livelihoods social cohesion. The study is based data collected from 08 focus group discussions (FGDs) conducted in local communities involved FLR activities. A coding process was used to identify key themes patterns that shed light the of FLR. results show have led cohesion conflict resolution, including establishment community-based organizations (CBOs), involvement volunteers various tasks, a cooperative/collaborative approach management, empowerment communities. In addition, showed FLRs successfully regenerated restored ecosystem, biodiversity, plant diversity, improvement animal populations livestock health, soil water quality. Ecosystem has improved livelihoods, increased crop productivity, access education, affordable health care, economic conditions, food security. Based findings, policy recommendations include strengthening support for initiatives, promoting stakeholder collaboration, equity.

Language: Английский

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Community and Institutional Drivers of Deforestation, Environmental Impacts, and Extension Interventions for Forest Management in the Hindu Kush Himalaya DOI Creative Commons
Ayat Ullah

Land Degradation and Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 23, 2025

ABSTRACT Deforestation in Pakistan's mountainous regions, particularly the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), presents significant environmental, social, and economic challenges. Despite various control measures, deforestation persists due to institutional weaknesses community pressures. This paper explores drivers of deforestation, its environmental impacts, extension interventions. Focus group discussions (FGDs) with members from 10 HKH villages provided diverse perspectives. Findings revealed that results failures, such as ineffective enforcement regulations, deficient services, corruption, along factors like elite capture, political patronage offenders, dependence on livestock, communal forest distribution, limited job opportunities for youth. has led ecological deterioration, including climate change, water scarcity, heightened flood risks. inadequacy system, it plays a vital role promoting sustainable management by overcoming resistance restoration programs encouraging participation decision‐making. Policy recommendations focus strengthening services effective conservation, providing agents necessary physical resources, staff, vehicles, office facilities, training enhance their operational capacity.

Language: Английский

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Building resilience to climate change: Examining the impact of agro‐ecological zones and social groups on sustainable development DOI Creative Commons
Giri Prasad Kandel, Miroslava Bavorová, Ayat Ullah

et al.

Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 31(5), P. 3796 - 3810

Published: June 14, 2023

Abstract Nepal is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, which negatively affecting agricultural production and food security. However, role agro‐ecological zones social groups in change adaptation (CCA) its impact on smallholder farmers remains unexplored. To fill this gap, study aimed identify effect farmers' using multivariate probit model. Multistage sampling was used collect data from 400 households three Nepal. These were highland (mountainous region), midland (hilly region) lowland (terai/plain region). The results our showed that Mountain region are more likely adopt off‐farm activities temporary migration as a CCA strategy than those Terai/plain zone. In Terai/Plain, mainly small‐scale irrigation agroforestry. terms groups, Brahmin group new crop varieties Sudra group. preferred Brahmins. Our shows policies promote adoption strategies need take into account location differences order improve adaptive capacity farmers. support adapt sustain agriculture.

Language: Английский

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Climate change and rural livelihoods: The potential of extension programs for sustainable development DOI Creative Commons
Ayat Ullah, Miroslava Bavorová,

Ashfaq Ahmad Shah

et al.

Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32(5), P. 4992 - 5004

Published: March 7, 2024

Abstract Agricultural extension programs promote regenerative land management practices by increasing farmers' awareness of use, climate risks, and adoption adaptation for sustainable livelihoods. This study focuses on the perceptions communities that participate in those do not, regarding change risks livelihood sustainability Pakistan's Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region. The findings indicate participating reported poor community use as a cause negative impacts. Farmers identified livestock deaths due to drought frequent flooding main their communities. Our emphasizes crucial role mitigating adapting environmental awareness, promoting comprehensive understanding adaptation, planning management. Additionally, our underscore significance initiatives enhancing livelihoods, such agriculture, livestock, forest‐based face challenges. We recommend access programs, strengthening mitigation participation decision‐making support

Language: Английский

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Empowering young farmers' voices in climate change extension programs: An in-depth analysis of decision-making dynamics and social media engagement DOI
Ayat Ullah, Faizal Adams, Miroslava Bavorová

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International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 111, P. 104713 - 104713

Published: July 30, 2024

Language: Английский

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Community needs-based prioritization of landscape restoration technologies in Basona-Worena and Doyo-Gena Woredas, Ethiopia DOI Creative Commons

Kibebework Getachew,

Wuletawu Abera,

Tefera Belay

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Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(2), P. 6937 - 6951

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Land degradation in Ethiopia is a pressing issue that demands immediate attention. Although various sustainable land management options have been introduced through top-down approaches, farmers shown low adoption rates. The objective of this research was to assess the community prioritization landscape restoration technologies and appropriation ecosystem services Basona-Worena Doyo-Gena woredas Ethiopia. evaluation option tool used survey farmers' preferences compare different based on input, cost, perceived advantages, potential drawbacks.Data from 64 participants revealed were interested wide range benefits. However, their top three increased food supply, enhanced soil fertility, improved water supply. study emphasized need for site-specific measures. Farmers favored terrace bund practices, while preferred exclosure agroforestry practices. Conversely, propensity terracing attract rodents pests, lengthy time takes see results bunding, cost gabions among shortcomings identify conservation techniques. Terracing first supplying fundamental both locations, followed by biological measures, percolation pits, bunds. All ranked business-as-usual as least because they it limited yielding desired These findings provide robust model informed decision-making suitable technologies, holding promise initiatives similar locations worldwide.

Language: Английский

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Determinants of smallholder farmers’ choices of adaptation strategies to climate variability in the Ayehu watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia DOI
Abebe Biresaw Bitew, Amare Sewnet Minale

International Journal of River Basin Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 19

Published: March 20, 2025

Language: Английский

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Afforestation Through Sand Control: Farmer Participation Under China’s New Round of Grain-for-Green Compensation Policy DOI Creative Commons
Pei Duan,

Kangkang Wu

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(7), P. 671 - 671

Published: March 21, 2025

Within the context of global desertification trends in arid regions, advancing afforestation and sand stabilization efforts are not only vital for human survival but also key considerations addressing challenges climate change achieving sustainable development. This study, set against backdrop China’s new round Grain-for-Green compensation policies implemented 2014, investigates farmers’ behavior planting economically valuable forests grasslands driven by incentives. Grounded principles behavioral economics assuming farmers as rational “economic agents”, this study focuses on residing northern southern slopes Tianshan Mountains Xinjiang. Employing fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) approach, it examines intricate causal mechanisms that shape involvement or lack thereof economic forest grassland activities. These analyzed through lenses resource endowment, psychological perception, external environmental factors. The results indicate perceived benefits neighbor imitation serve essential conditions non-participation grasslands. Three configurational pathways account participation: motivated benefits, those guided combined influence “psychological perception environment”, individuals ecological aspirations alongside imitation. Additionally, four explain non-participation, with two types identified: facing a dual deficiency environment, non-high income traditional dependent agricultural irrigation water.

Language: Английский

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Key determinants of farmers’ adoption of agroforestry in forested regions: insights from analysis of psychological factors DOI
Rahim Maleknia, Aureliu Florin Hălălișan,

Samane Namdari

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Agroforestry Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 99(5)

Published: April 24, 2025

Language: Английский

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From education to rehabilitation: empowering farming communities through extension services for landscape restoration DOI
Ayat Ullah, Alam Zeb,

Ashfaq Ahmad Shah

et al.

Environment Development and Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 26(5), P. 11681 - 11701

Published: June 12, 2023

Language: Английский

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