Perception Of Local People on Impacts of Agricultural Encroachment on Plant Biodiversity in Bellojiganfoy District, Kamash Zone, Benshangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
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2016-08
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Addis Ababa University
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Extensive agriculture is a means towards food security and agricultural development. On the other hand it may induce habitat change and loss of biodiversity if not practiced with appropriate consideration. Most extensive agricultural activities focus in monoculture system of production which may also aggravate the situation. The increasing demand of land for agriculture is forcing the human population to intrude into the natural ecosystems in different parts of the world. The present study aimed at assessing the impact of agricultural encroachments on the biodiversity of the natural environment in Bellodjiganfoy district, Kamashi zone, Beninshangul Gumuz region of Ethiopia. The study involved local people perception from whom ethnobiological data through questionnaires collected. Twenty-seven quadrats in 9 transects were also used to collect ecological data. The findings from this study evidenced the negative impacts of agricultural encroachment on the overall biodiversity in Bellojiganfoy district. The results from this study will provide baseline data in respect to agriculture and biodiversity conservation.
Key words: Agricultural encroachment, Biodiversity and Plant species diversity
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Agricultural encroachment, Biodiversity and Plant species diversity