scholarly journals Species variation in home garden agroforestry system in South Sulawesi, Indonesia and its contribution to farmers’ income

2018 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
pp. 012004 ◽  
Author(s):  
S A Paembonan ◽  
S Millang ◽  
M Dassir ◽  
M Ridwan
Keyword(s):  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
Species Variation ◽  
South Sulawesi

scholarly journals Farmers’ Participation in Agroforestry System in Northwestern Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-265
Author(s):  
M. N. Danjuma ◽  
S. Mohammed ◽  
M. Z. Karkarna
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Alley Cropping ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
Indigenous Species ◽  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Scattered Trees ◽  
The One

The aim of this study is to assess agroforestry practices in Northwestern Nigeria with a view to bringing to light some salient features of the system for maximising benefits and improving livelihoods of smallholder farmers in the study area. A total of one hundred and sixty six smallholder farmers were sampled using random technique from five hundred and fifty farmers’ listed by the contact forum in the study area. Questionnaire was administered to the one hundred and sixty six smallholder farmers with a view to examining the level of farmers’ participation in agroforestry in six villages namely Kabobi and Garki in Katsina State, Bulangu and Abonabo in Jigawa State, Bobo in Zamfara State and Gulma in Kebbi State. Interview was also conducted with ten farmers in Bulangu, Kabobi and Gulma to provide explanations on the limitation to acceptance of agroforestry innovations in the study area. Data collected with the questionnaire was analysed using simple percentage and frequency in order to measure dispersion among sampled farmers. Data collected from the interview was coded, transcribed and presented in textual form in the paper. Result of the study revealed that seven agroforestry systems (alley cropping, boarder line planting, scattered planting, woodlot, apiculture, orchard and home garden) were practiced in the area. Orchard and home garden were not practiced in Kabobi, the northern most of the villages. It also indicated farmers’ level of participation for the seven identified technologies as follows: Alley cropping (25.63%), boarder line planting (16.25%), scattered trees on farmland (36.25%), woodlot (1.25%), orchard (1.88%), apiculture (8.75%) and home gardens (10.00%). The key factors limiting acceptance of innovations include: l) lack of tree seedling (25.00%), land tenure issues (17.50%), long tree gestation period of indigenous species (50.63%) and insect attack (06.88%). This study recommended that farmers should be educated more on agroforestry technologies through mass media programmes and ICT.

scholarly journals Exploration and Identification of Amorphophallus spp in South Sulawesi

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-53
Author(s):  
Nurhaya J Panga ◽  
Hajar Hajar ◽  
Rinaldi Sjahril ◽  
Rusdayani Amin
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Tree Canopy ◽  
Personal Interview ◽  
The South ◽  
South Sulawesi

To support the development of Amorphophallus as potential economic commodity especially in South Sulawesi, the first step that can be taken is to inventory the species found in this region. In this study we explore and identify Amorphopallus species found in South Sulawesi. The area of exploration was choose based on the information collected from media and personal interview about the plant with student that came from across the South Sulawesi Province. Exploration was conducted by driving a car and hicking through provincial and district oth habitat for Amorphophallus according to literature. We also gather information by showing pictures on the plant to the resident or farmers around the exploration site. We then collected the plant that found in the exploration, and identified each of them by morphological characters. This research found three species Amorphophallus, namely A. paeonifolius, A. variabilis, and A. muelleri spread across the South Sulawesi Regency, in 11 spot location at eight district: Takalar, Jeneponto, Bantaeng, Gowa, Maros, Bone, Soppeng, and East Luwu. The habitat were the plant grow naturally are under tree canopy, or other shade, which indicate the potensial of this plant to growth under agroforestry system.

scholarly journals Role of Indigenous Dryland Agroforestry System for Biodiversity Conservation and Carbon Storage in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashenafi Manaye ◽  
Berihu Tesfamariam ◽  
Musse Tesfaye ◽  
Adefires Werku ◽  
Yirga Gufi
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Storage ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
Total Biomass ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Dry Land ◽  
Shannon Diversity ◽  
C Stocks ◽  
Soc Stock

Abstract Background Agroforestry (AF) is an age-old practice in the farming system of Ethiopian dry lands. So far, several studies conducted in the field of AF focused on system design, soil fertility management and system interactions. Less emphasis has been given to the biodiversity and climate change mitigation aspects. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the woody species diversity, biomass carbon (C) and soil organic carbon (SOC) stock of the dry land indigenous AF practices. A total of 197 smallholder farmers representing four AF practices were systematically selected from lowland, midland and highland. Woody species inventory was done on the randomly established plot of each farm. Results A total of 59 species, belonging to 48 genera and 32 families were recorded. Shannon diversity index (H’) of highland agroecology was higher in-home garden AF while in the midland and lowland the higher H’ was recorded in parkland AF. Smallholding ecosystem C stocks (sum of total biomass C and SOC 0 –60 cm) ranged from 77 to 135 Mg ha −1 .The mean total biomass C stock of woodlot AF practice (31 Mg C ha -1 ) was significantly higher than the other three AF practices. SOC stocks (0–60 cm) were greater in boundary planting (113 Mg C ha -1 ) followed by the home garden (109 Mg C ha -1 ) and woodlot (97 Mg C ha -1 ) AF practices. Conclusions The higher species richness was recorded on the home garden and parkland small household agroforestry system as compared to woodlot agroforestry systems. Likewise, the higher Shannon diversity and evenness were found on the home garden agroforestry system.. As compared to other AF systems, our study revealed that rotational woodlot and boundary planting AF practice accounts higher biomass and SOC stock, respectively. We found that biodiversity is synergy with SOC stock but can be seen as an independent agro-ecosystem function that may not directly correlated to biomass and total agroforestry carbon storage. Finally, our work concluded that home garden and boundary agroforestry can strategically promote to maximize biodiversity and carbon storage of the dry land ecosystem.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Diverse Roles of Home Gardens and Their Sustainable Management for Livelihood Improvement in West Java, Indonesia

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 970
Author(s):  
Park ◽  
Woo ◽  
Kwak ◽  
Lee ◽  
Leti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
Sustainable Land Use ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
West Java ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
Traditional Agroforestry

Home garden is a traditional agroforestry system, which is an ecologically and socio-economically sustainable land use system in West Java, Indonesia. It plays a fundamental role in providing subsistence food and income to local people through a multi-strata structure. Despite the importance of the home garden, which is strongly linked with quality of living, there is still a lack of quantitative data and information. Therefore, we quantified the economic and ecological characteristics of home gardens in the present study to evaluate their diverse roles. In addition, general strategies that are applicable to home gardens in West Java were developed for sustainable management. The results of this study indicated that: (1) large landholding size showed a significantly higher Net Present Value (NPV) than small landholding size when the home gardens were dominated by fruit tree species, (2) species richness, species diversity, and carbon stock did not differ significantly among the different types and sizes of home gardens in West Java, and (3) multi-layered and diverse species composition is considerable for sustainable management of home gardens in terms of income generation and against urbanization and commercialization in West Java, Indonesia. Further studies should be considered for developing a standardized and generalized model that is able to evaluate and quantify the various ecosystem values that are generally acceptable and applicable in rural areas.

scholarly journals Socio-economic Analysis Based on Energy Input and Output of Mixed Cropping Systems of Bhabhar Region (Shiwalik Range of Kumaun Himalaya, India)

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirtika Padalia ◽  
S.S. Bargali ◽  
Kiran Bargali ◽  
R.S. Parihaar
Keyword(s):  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
Energy Output ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
Kumaun Himalaya ◽  
Energy Inputs ◽  
The Status ◽  
Average Consumption ◽  
Input Ratio

In the present study, the status of energy efficiency and economy of existing agroecosystems in the Shiwalik range of Kumaun Himalaya were assessed. A large number of plant species were cultivated/maintained by the local inhabitants to conserve the diversity in agroecosystems. Agriculture was the main source of economy of the villagers. The agroforestry system provides many ecological services to enhance the socio-economic condition of the farmers. In addition, home garden is another land use system, which is very common in the area. All collected data from agricultural (inputs and outputs) were calculated and converted to energy values by using constants. In the present study, average consumption of annual energy inputs in agroforestry system (103646 MJ/ha) was approximately three times more as compared to home gardens (43056 MJ/ha). Uses of chemical fertilizers and pesticides increased the inputs manifolds. Average annual energy outputs obtained from agroforestry system (434116 MJ/ha) which was seven times more to the home gardens (57008 MJ/ha). Energy output/input ratio in agroforestry varied from 2.26 to 9.06 while in home gardens range speckled between 1.20 and 1.47. In terms of monetary budget, annual return from agroforestry and home garden systems were ₹ 95077/ha and 4201/ha, respectively. From the present study, it can be concluded that agroecosystems provides the good monetary benefits and source of employment to the villagers. The possible benefits of agriculture are raising income and thus improving status of livelihoods in Bhabhar region of Kumaun Himalaya.

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