Research Article
An Assessment of Urban and Per-Urban Household’s Perception and Attitude to Participate for Urban Forest Conservation Practice in Assosa Woreda, Western Ethiopia
Teha Romanu Benti*,
Shafe Zelalam Gasisa
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 4, December 2023
Pages:
58-66
Received:
30 October 2023
Accepted:
14 November 2023
Published:
29 November 2023
Abstract: Urban forest provides environmental, social, and economic benefits to urban resident. Despite all these importance to the livelihood of the urban communities, urban forests in Assosa Woreda are facing manmade and natural challenges. Therefore; this study was intended for the assessment of urban and per-urban households’ attitude to participate for conservation of urban forest ecosystem; in Assosa woreda, Western Ethiopia with the specific objectives of analyzing urban and per-urban residents’ attitudes toward urban forest and supporting urban forest conservation programs and assessing attitude of urban and per-urban households toward willingness to donate money for urban forest conservation program. Data for the study were gathered from both primary and secondary sources through semi structured questioner via face to face interview. Besides, data was collected using household survey, focus group discussion, and key informant interviews. Multistage random-sampling procedure were used in selecting 392 respondent followed by a probability proportional to size. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and econometric model. From the total sampled households 84% of the respondents believed that urban forest provides positive values, including aesthetics, shade, and better-quality air to people and their communities. Many of the Assosa town residents have done at least one kind of tree care activity. It is amazing to note that 43% strongly believed that forest topping is a genuine tree care option, with another 38% stating that they somewhat agreed with this practice. The result from ordered probit model indicated that household's residential location, education level, total annual income and access to credit had positive significant effects on willing to donate money for urban forest conservation and sex of the respondent had a negative and significant effect on willingness to donate money for urban forest conservation. The study shows that the urban and per-urban households has positive attitude with willingness of donating money toward urban forestry conservation programs and they have important attitudinal and behavioral information that can help local decision makers to increase the efficiency of urban forest supply, maintenance, and promotion. As policy implications, an effort would be needed to strengthen literacy which increase urban households awareness about the importance of conservation practice and credit facilities expansion is important.
Abstract: Urban forest provides environmental, social, and economic benefits to urban resident. Despite all these importance to the livelihood of the urban communities, urban forests in Assosa Woreda are facing manmade and natural challenges. Therefore; this study was intended for the assessment of urban and per-urban households’ attitude to participate for ...
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Research Article
An Analysis of Food Security with New Agricultural Policies in Egypt
Abeer Mohamed Abd El Razek Youssef
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 4, December 2023
Pages:
67-75
Received:
17 March 2023
Accepted:
13 October 2023
Published:
30 November 2023
Abstract: The agricultural sector is of great importance in economic development as it is the cornerstone in providing food to the population in addition to providing agricultural raw materials needed for many manufacturing industries, which in turn are linked to the production capacity and consumption needs of these commodities. The agricultural sector and its related activities are considered one of the most important pillars in the economies of countries in supporting the food security file and its various axes, given that the sector is responsible for providing the basic needs of the people and providing the raw materials needed for many industries, in addition to its tangible contribution to the GDP. It is also an interwoven sector and is an important mechanism for localizing development. Food security is a national security issue, and therefore countries work to achieve their food security as much as possible through their local production, given the risks of external sources of economic and political fluctuations. The paper seeks to know what food security is and how it can be achieved, what is the current situation in Egypt and the rates of self-sufficiency in basic commodities, as well as clarifying the most prominent challenges facing the Egyptian state on its way to achieving its food security, as well as the efforts made by the Egyptian government to overcome These challenges, in addition to directing some recommendations that can contribute alongside the state's efforts to improve the Egyptian food security situation in general, as well as dealing with emergency times of crisis.
Abstract: The agricultural sector is of great importance in economic development as it is the cornerstone in providing food to the population in addition to providing agricultural raw materials needed for many manufacturing industries, which in turn are linked to the production capacity and consumption needs of these commodities. The agricultural sector and ...
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Research Article
Analysis of Small Scale Irrigation Users’ Household on Farm Production Efficiency Among Smallholder Farmers: the Case of Horo District, Ethiopia
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 4, December 2023
Pages:
76-85
Received:
3 November 2023
Accepted:
23 November 2023
Published:
6 December 2023
Abstract: Agriculture is the mainstay of the country's economy and the major source of foreign exchange earnings and domestic consumption. To improve the prevailing low level of production and productivity the use of yield improving inputs is of paramount important. As the potential to increase production by bringing more resources into use became more and more limited, the efficiency with which the farmers use available resources has received the utmost attention. This being the case, in this study, an attempt was made to examine comparative analysis of small scale irrigation users household on farm production efficiency among smallholder farmers. Both the descriptive and econometric model analysis were used. The survey data collected considered two groups of farm households, irrigation users and irrigation non-users households. Stochastic frontier production function with farm specific technical inefficiency variables was used to estimate technical efficiency. Among the input variables, farm size and capital were found to significantly influence agricultural output. Access to irrigation was found to significantly improve the technical efficiency of household. The whole sample mean technical efficiency of irrigation user and irrigation non-user households was 79.5%. This implies that agricultural output can be increased on the average by 20.5 percent if technical efficiency of farming households improved to obtain the maximum attainable level of output.
Abstract: Agriculture is the mainstay of the country's economy and the major source of foreign exchange earnings and domestic consumption. To improve the prevailing low level of production and productivity the use of yield improving inputs is of paramount important. As the potential to increase production by bringing more resources into use became more and m...
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