Study the role of forests in improving livelihoods and poverty alleviation of rural communities : a case study : (Eldisa Reserverd Fores)‎-Blue Nile state-Sudan

Other Title(s)

دراسة دور الغابات في تحسين سبل كسب العيش و تقليل حدة الفقر للمجتمعات الريفية : دراسة حالة : (غابة الديسة النيلية المحجوزة)‎ محلية الدمازين-ولاية النيل الأزرق-السودان

Joint Authors

Hammad, Qamar al-Din Abd al-Rahman Ibrahim
al-Shaykh, Muhammad Ahmad al-Bashir

Source

Journal of Science and Technology : in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

Issue

Vol. 20, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2019), pp.60-67, 8 p.

Publisher

Sudan University of Science and Technology Deanship of Scientific Research

Publication Date

2019-06-30

Country of Publication

Sudan

No. of Pages

8

Main Subjects

Agriculture

Abstract EN

This study was conducted at Eldisa forest in Eldamazin locality at Blue Nile State-Sudan during the year 2016- 2017.

The aim of this study was to assess the Role of forests in improving of livelihood and Poverty alleviation of rural communities.

The data collection depends mainly on the primary data which includes general survey and observations to the study area.

Three villages namely (Goney, Elbangadeed, and El disa) were selected randomly from the total villages around the forest.

A total of 90 household were selected as sample size from these villages which constituted about 5%.

The questionnaire was design to collect the information's from the household in order to achieve the objectives of this study.

Beside these, focus groups discussion was conducted with stakeholder and check list with forest manager at the state level.

Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 18 and descriptive statistical methods were applied .The majority of Households (67.8%) were dependents on forest mainly in providing the basic needs for them such as charcoal, firewood collection, opportunities of work inside the forest, producing honeybee and fodder for animals.

And also majority of respondent 72.2% mention that forest managers in study area provided different extension massage throughout seedling productive in home nurseries and distribution of those seedling, which reflected a great awareness among the rural people about the importance of trees in their life.

The result also indicates that about 46.7% of respondent describe that the forest contributed directly to their life through representing as the source of income for poor family in surrounding villages.

The study recommended that local people should be encourage to participate in forest management lead to sustain production of forest and reduce the pressure of people to depend on natural forest, then alternatives source of energy and income generating should be introduce in the study area to reduce the consumption of wood and charcoal.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Shaykh, Muhammad Ahmad al-Bashir& Hammad, Qamar al-Din Abd al-Rahman Ibrahim. 2019. Study the role of forests in improving livelihoods and poverty alleviation of rural communities : a case study : (Eldisa Reserverd Fores)-Blue Nile state-Sudan. Journal of Science and Technology : in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences،Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.60-67.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1440448

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Shaykh, Muhammad Ahmad al-Bashir& Hammad, Qamar al-Din Abd al-Rahman Ibrahim. Study the role of forests in improving livelihoods and poverty alleviation of rural communities : a case study : (Eldisa Reserverd Fores)-Blue Nile state-Sudan. Journal of Science and Technology : in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences Vol. 20, no. 1 (Jun. 2019), pp.60-67.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1440448

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Shaykh, Muhammad Ahmad al-Bashir& Hammad, Qamar al-Din Abd al-Rahman Ibrahim. Study the role of forests in improving livelihoods and poverty alleviation of rural communities : a case study : (Eldisa Reserverd Fores)-Blue Nile state-Sudan. Journal of Science and Technology : in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences. 2019. Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.60-67.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1440448

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 65-66

Record ID

BIM-1440448