The Assessment of Agroforestry Practices in Mukura Sector, Huye District, Southern Rwanda
Agroforestry has the potential to contribute to the improvement of household livelihood, since its various forms offer multiple alternatives and opportunities to farmers. This study assessed agroforestry practice in Mukura sector, Huye district, Rwanda. A sample of 100 households was selected by sta...
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| description | Agroforestry has the potential to contribute to the improvement of household livelihood, since its various forms offer multiple alternatives and opportunities to farmers. This study assessed agroforestry practice in Mukura sector, Huye district, Rwanda. A sample of 100 households was selected by stage sampling, randomly choosing four cells and two villages per cell in Mukura Sector. Face-to-face interview was dispensed to household heads, and data were collected on agroforestry practices, on-farm tree species, tree spatial arrangements, tree products, and the adoption rate. Woody species diversity and similarity were determined by using Shannon–Weiner diversity and Sørensen’s indices, respectively. Sixty percent of the farmers practiced agroforestry. Ten woody species were observed to grow on farm, providing varied products of timber, firewood, food and fodder, stakes for climbing beans, and income. Low adoption of agroforestry practice was reported resulting from small land, land tenure, ignorance, unavailability of tree seedlings, and the avoidance of tree-crop competition. On-farm tree diversity was observed to be higher than several other sites in Rwanda. The different cells of Mukura Sector grow the same woody species on the farms as demonstrated by reasonably high indices of similarity. We recommend that efforts be made to reinforce extension services to improve farmers’ awareness on the contribution of agroforestry to their social wellbeing. Ways of making seedlings available for planting should also be explored. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-88651e8c6e0046dd97322d573c4de64e2025-02-03T06:42:45ZengWileyInternational Journal of Forestry Research1687-93762023-01-01202310.1155/2023/2288114The Assessment of Agroforestry Practices in Mukura Sector, Huye District, Southern RwandaDoreen Mukoobwa0Benitha Zaninka1Canisius Patrick Mugunga2The Department of Forestry & Nature ConservationThe Department of Forestry & Nature ConservationThe Department of Forestry & Nature ConservationAgroforestry has the potential to contribute to the improvement of household livelihood, since its various forms offer multiple alternatives and opportunities to farmers. This study assessed agroforestry practice in Mukura sector, Huye district, Rwanda. A sample of 100 households was selected by stage sampling, randomly choosing four cells and two villages per cell in Mukura Sector. Face-to-face interview was dispensed to household heads, and data were collected on agroforestry practices, on-farm tree species, tree spatial arrangements, tree products, and the adoption rate. Woody species diversity and similarity were determined by using Shannon–Weiner diversity and Sørensen’s indices, respectively. Sixty percent of the farmers practiced agroforestry. Ten woody species were observed to grow on farm, providing varied products of timber, firewood, food and fodder, stakes for climbing beans, and income. Low adoption of agroforestry practice was reported resulting from small land, land tenure, ignorance, unavailability of tree seedlings, and the avoidance of tree-crop competition. On-farm tree diversity was observed to be higher than several other sites in Rwanda. The different cells of Mukura Sector grow the same woody species on the farms as demonstrated by reasonably high indices of similarity. We recommend that efforts be made to reinforce extension services to improve farmers’ awareness on the contribution of agroforestry to their social wellbeing. Ways of making seedlings available for planting should also be explored.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/2288114 |
| spellingShingle | Doreen Mukoobwa Benitha Zaninka Canisius Patrick Mugunga The Assessment of Agroforestry Practices in Mukura Sector, Huye District, Southern Rwanda International Journal of Forestry Research |
| title | The Assessment of Agroforestry Practices in Mukura Sector, Huye District, Southern Rwanda |
| title_full | The Assessment of Agroforestry Practices in Mukura Sector, Huye District, Southern Rwanda |
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| title_short | The Assessment of Agroforestry Practices in Mukura Sector, Huye District, Southern Rwanda |
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