The Contribution of Sustainable Land Management Practices and Participation of Farmers to Households Food Security in Tarmaber Woreda, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Abi PhD, Meskerem | |
| dc.contributor.author | Girma, Etifwork | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-09T09:23:54Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T08:44:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-03-09T09:23:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T08:44:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The aim of this study was to examine the contribution of sustainable land management (SLM) practices and participation of farmers to household food security in Tarmaber Wereda, Amhara Region. There was 196-sample size and the research used descriptive research design, and both Qualitative and Quantitative research approaches are employed. Data for this study was collected using household surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews and field observations. Quantitative data collected using household surveys were analyzed using statistical techniques. Qualitative data collected through field observations, focus group discussions, key informant interviews and secondary data sources were analyzed using thematic content analysis. Results show that there was very poor and inadequate effectiveness to control erosion in terms of implementation of SLM practices due to lack of strict rules and regulation and social awareness in the Tarmaber wereda. In addition, the findings of this study revealed that there is limited financial, physical, human resources, SLM policy, social inclusive like the farmers and scarcity of food or poverty and inadequate SLM practices system exist in Wereda. Farmers in the study area face challenges of getting adequate income for their livelihood. At the same time, there is lack of adoption of labour-intensive technologies. The data, analysis shows that some respondents are aged, older farmers have a short planning perspective compared with younger colleagues, traditional /religious educated farmers due to that participated SLM practices are low and the land is not productive, less fertile, and 30.6% agricultural land is erosion problems. According to the result, 63.8% had access to formal credit and saving institutions while others gain from local moneylenders as a source/s of credit about 20.4%. Majority of the respondent agree that, land shortage was strongly cause for food shortage with a 20.4% that, was next to low use of modern farm inputs that took 16.3%, then required Limited use of SLM practices and Soil fertility decline also the causes of starvation, inappropriate land plotting, and direct impact on SLM practices in which the level of SLM practices that leads to financial constraints, very poor institutional coordination, weak enforcement of rules and regulations, socio-economic and cultural factors and lack of awareness among the community. Thus, it was recommended that increasing the awareness of the community, responsible bodies (Government, Community and Agricultural Bureaus) should pay attention to the issue in order to improve the current poor SLM practices and to improve the food security of farmers in the Tarmaber Wereda. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/25334 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sustainable land management practices, food security, household heads, soil erosion, soil productivity, Tarmaber, Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.title | The Contribution of Sustainable Land Management Practices and Participation of Farmers to Households Food Security in Tarmaber Woreda, Amhara Region, Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |