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Africa RISING Project: Local knowledge of farmers on constraints and opportunities to sustainable intensification of tree-crop-livestock mixed systems in Basona Woreda, Amhara region, Ethiopia

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Title Africa RISING Project: Local knowledge of farmers on constraints and opportunities to sustainable intensification of tree-crop-livestock mixed systems in Basona Woreda, Amhara region, Ethiopia
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/25292
 
Creator Kuria, Anne
Lamond, Genevieve
Pagella, Tim
Gebrekirstos, Aster
Hadgu, Kiros
Sinclair, Fergus
 
Publisher World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository
 
Description Conducted under the AfricaRISING project, the overall objective of the study was to characterize local knowledge of farmers about resources which their livelihood depends on in Basona woreda, Amhara region. This research is one of the several studies that are geared towards contributing to the achievement of sustainable tree-crop-livestock intensification as a pillar for the Ethiopian Climate Resilient Green Economy Initiative by providing opportunities for integrating early win tree species and management options in fields, farms and landscapes customized to local conditions and circumstances. Therefore, the main goal of the study was to identify opportunities through which trees-crop-livestock mixed system can be sustainably intensified to contribute towards achieving whole System Level Outcomes (SLO’s) namely: reducing rural poverty and promoting income diversification, improving food security, improving nutrition and health and ensuring sustainable management of natural resources. Specific objectives of the study were: 1. To assess land use and livelihood strategies at the household level 2. To identify and map out community resources 3. To determine temporal variation in availability of provisioning resources (livestock feed, crops, income, fuel, etc.) 4. To characterize existing tree cover and assess the drivers of land use/ tree cover change 5. To identify existing challenges and assess opportunities for sustainable intensification
 
Subject Agricultural Sciences
Sustainable intensification
Local knowledge
Landuse characterization
Landscape characterization
Crops
Livestock
Trees
Tree management
 
Date 2014
 
Relation Anne Kuria et al. 2014 Local knowledge of farmers on opportunities and constraints to sustainable intensification of tree-crop-livestock mixed systems in Limo Woreda, Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region, Ethiopia 2. Martha Cronin et al. 2014. Local agro-ecological knowledge as a basis for sustainable intensification of tree- crop- livestock systems in the Ethiopian highlands: Endamahoni Woreda, Tigray Region 3. Martha Cronin et al. 2014 Local agro-ecological knowledge as a basis for sustainable intensification of tree- crop- livestock systems in the Ethiopian highlands: Sinana Woreda, Oromo Region
 
Type Bio-physical, socio-economic: knowledge bases, reports, photographs, maps