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Effects of agricultural land management practices on crop production and household income in Ojoje, southern Ethiopia
- Source :
- Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 5817-5828 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- University of Brawijaya, 2024.
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Abstract
- Farmers in Ethiopia and other sub-Saharan African countries often implement various agricultural land management (ALM) practices to mitigate the negative impact of land degradation, increase crop yield, improve income, and safeguard the security of food. Despite the widespread use of these measures, their effect on crop productivity and related income has received relatively little attention in research, particularly in the context of mixed farming systems. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of ALM practices on crop production and household income in southern Ethiopia. Data was gathered from 423 sampled respondents, which included adopters and non-adopters of ALM practices. This study adopted multistage sampling to gather the data through a survey questionnaire. This study’s findings reveal that ALM strategies have a considerable impact on crop productivity and the incomes of farm households (p
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2339076X and 25022458
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.bad640f936d845699bd9f8478e22237b
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.15243/jdmlm.2024.113.5817