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Economic Contribution to Local Livelihoods and Households Dependency on Dry Land Forest Products in Hammer District, Southeastern Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Fikir, Dagm
Tadesse, Wubalem
Gure, Abdella
Source
International Journal of Forestry Research
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-10-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The study was conducted in Hammer district, Southern Ethiopia, to provide empirical evidence on economic contribution to local livelihoods and households dependency on dry forest products.
One agropastoral and two pastoral kebeles were purposively selected, and data was collected through household survey, group discussions, market assessments, and field observation.
A total of 164 households, selected based on a random sampling procedure, were interviewed using structured questionnaire.
The study found that income from forest products contributes 21.4% of the total annual household income.
The major dry forest products include honey, fuel wood, gum and resin, and crafts and construction materials, contributing 49%, 39%, 6%, and 6% of the forest income, respectively.
Households of the pastoral site earned more forest income and were relatively more dependent on forest products income than those in the agropastoral study site.
Significant variation was also found among income groups: households with higher total annual income obtain more forest income than those with lower income, but they are relatively less dependent on forest products than the lower counterpart.
Besides, various socioeconomic and contextual factors were found to influence forest income and dependency.
The findings of the study provide valuable information up on which important implications for dry land forest development and management strategies can be drawn.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fikir, Dagm& Tadesse, Wubalem& Gure, Abdella. 2016. Economic Contribution to Local Livelihoods and Households Dependency on Dry Land Forest Products in Hammer District, Southeastern Ethiopia. International Journal of Forestry Research،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fikir, Dagm…[et al.]. Economic Contribution to Local Livelihoods and Households Dependency on Dry Land Forest Products in Hammer District, Southeastern Ethiopia. International Journal of Forestry Research No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Fikir, Dagm& Tadesse, Wubalem& Gure, Abdella. Economic Contribution to Local Livelihoods and Households Dependency on Dry Land Forest Products in Hammer District, Southeastern Ethiopia. International Journal of Forestry Research. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106105
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1106105