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    Assessing the Impact of Eucalyptus Plantation Expansion on Agricultural Productivity in Selected Kebeles of Dano Woreda, West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2024-08) Dejene Gebre; Bikila Workineh
    This study was mainly aimed to investigate the impact of eucalyptus plantation expansion on agricultural productivity.To achieve the objectives, mixed (quantitative & qualitative) research design was employed. Data were gathered from 252 target populations of Dano woreda farmers. The findings, therefore, suggest that farmers prefer cereal-crop productivity on their fertile land than Eucalyptus plantation. Many dwellers gave suggestion about the negative impact of the Eucalyptus plantation expansion on the environment; but some of them practicing the plant expansion till now. The farmers were only following the income generated from the selling of the cereal-crop product. They gave attention to the ecosystem degradation which is resulting by Eucalyptus plantation and the redaction of food crops in this area year by year. Therefore, the study recommended that the government agencies responsible for land use planning and environmental management, as well as to non-governmental organizations working on sustainable agriculture and land use practices. There could also findings and recommendations with eucalyptus plantation owners and farmers to raise awareness and promote collaborative solutions &keeping the maximum distance of eucalyptus and crops is good for better agricultural production.