KachakaMunsonGelinasEtAl2020
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Kachaka, E., Munson, A.D., Gelinas, N., Khasa, D.P. (2020) Adoption of an improved fallow practice using Acacia auriculiformison the Bateke Plateau in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Agroforestry systems, 94(3):1047-1058.
Résumé
An improved fallow agroforestry practice, that involves plantingAcacia auriculiformistrees to accelerate soil fertility recovery, was taught to 306 farmers in Mampu agroforestry zone on the Bateke Plateau in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 1995 to 2001. Our study (1) assessed the principal factors that determined the continued application of this practice by farmers; and (2) identified the benefits and constraints perceived by those farmers who adopted the practice two decades ago. We applied a mixed approach that combined quantitative as well as qualitative evaluation. First, a multiple linear regression model was constructed based on a survey of 121 farmers that adopted the new practice. We subsequently conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 adopters. The regression models identified that the availability of labour, based on the number of household members working in the fields, best explained the continued use of the improved fallow practice (P = 0.0898). In the interviews, revenue from the sale of charcoal and improvement in crop yields were cited as key benefits of improved fallow, while the lack of nurseries for tree production and the problems of access to water were the main drawbacks mentioned by adopters. The study results identify the principal factors influencing the adoption of this practice, as well as the perception of farmers; this information can be used to guide the dissemination of improved fallow practice to other communities on the Bateke Plateau landscape.
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@ARTICLE { KachakaMunsonGelinasEtAl2020,
AUTHOR = { Kachaka, E. and Munson, A.D. and Gelinas, N. and Khasa, D.P. },
TITLE = { Adoption of an improved fallow practice using Acacia auriculiformison the Bateke Plateau in the Democratic Republic of the Congo },
JOURNAL = { Agroforestry systems },
YEAR = { 2020 },
VOLUME = { 94 },
NUMBER = { 3 },
PAGES = { 1047-1058 },
MONTH = { jun },
ISSN = { 0167-4366 },
ABSTRACT = { An improved fallow agroforestry practice, that involves plantingAcacia auriculiformistrees to accelerate soil fertility recovery, was taught to 306 farmers in Mampu agroforestry zone on the Bateke Plateau in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 1995 to 2001. Our study (1) assessed the principal factors that determined the continued application of this practice by farmers; and (2) identified the benefits and constraints perceived by those farmers who adopted the practice two decades ago. We applied a mixed approach that combined quantitative as well as qualitative evaluation. First, a multiple linear regression model was constructed based on a survey of 121 farmers that adopted the new practice. We subsequently conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 adopters. The regression models identified that the availability of labour, based on the number of household members working in the fields, best explained the continued use of the improved fallow practice (P = 0.0898). In the interviews, revenue from the sale of charcoal and improvement in crop yields were cited as key benefits of improved fallow, while the lack of nurseries for tree production and the problems of access to water were the main drawbacks mentioned by adopters. The study results identify the principal factors influencing the adoption of this practice, as well as the perception of farmers; this information can be used to guide the dissemination of improved fallow practice to other communities on the Bateke Plateau landscape. },
DOI = { 10.1007/s10457-019-00474-5 },
EISSN = { 1572-9680 },
UNIQUE-ID = { ISI:000539481000031 },
}
