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Determinants of adoption of home garden agroforestry practice and its role to food security in Southern Ethiopia

Belachew Tunsisa Tega
Published 31-03-2025

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http://dx.doi.org/10.22573/spg.ijals.025.s122000125

AUTHOR AFFILIATION

Hawassa Biodiversity Center, Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

ABSTRACT

Ethiopia's adoption of home garden agroforestry practice is influenced by a number of factors. This study explores the complex network of variables that affect food production, livelihoods, and farmers' decisions to participate in agroforestry in home gardens in the Aleta Chuko Woreda. One common tactic to address food-related challenges is agroforestry. This research aims to evaluate the factors that lead to the adoption of agroforestry practices in home gardens and their impact on food security within the area. The sample households were chosen through a multistage sampling technique. 312 households also took part in the home survey. To triangulate survey data, key informant interviews and focus groups were held. Binary Logit regression models and descriptive statistics were applied. The outcomes of the findings demonstrated the significance of home garden agroforestry practices in the investigated area. Addressing nutritional concerns, and giving households extra revenue streams particularly for women counterparts were all favorable effects. This is due to they have unique knowledge for identification of local crop species. The majority of the area's forest trees are important for preventing and responding to potential climate change extremes and provision of medicinal value. Moreover, homes within the research region stated that technology is crucial for adjusting to and reducing the dangers associated with climate change. The practice of agroforestry home gardens in Southern Ethiopia has a long history. It has a substantial use in the southern Ethiopia adaptation and mitigation to climate change hazards. When it comes to implementing home garden agroforestry, family size, cooperative group participation, educational status, and access to credit and extension services all show statistically significant connections. Thus, in order to help farmers improve their standard of living and improving food security status, the government and other supporting organizations should support home garden agroforestry practices.

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Adoption, Determinants, Food Security, Home-Garden Agroforestry, Livelihood
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ARTICLE HISTORY

Received: 30 Dec 2024/ Revised: 26 Jan 2025/ Accepted: 27 Feb 2025/ Published: 31 Mar 2025

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© 2025 Belachew Tunsisa, T., This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the Original work is properly cited.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist

HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE

Belachew Tunsisa, T. (2025). Determinants of adoption of home garden agroforestry practice and its role to food security in Southern Ethiopia. Int J Agric Life Sci, 11(1), 455-463. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.22573/spg.ijals.025.s122000125


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