Factors influencing conservation of trees on farmland and silvicultural management activities in a Sudanian agro-ecosystem, West Africa

cg.contactP.Savadogo@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerCentre National de Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, Institut de l'Environement et de Recherche Agricole - CNRST- INERAen_US
cg.contributor.centerWorld Agroforestry Center - ICRAFen_US
cg.contributor.centerSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences - SLUen_US
cg.contributor.centerUniversity of Ouagadougouen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems - DSen_US
cg.contributor.funderCGIAR System Organization - CGIARen_US
cg.coverage.countryBFen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idSavadogo, Patrice: 0000-0001-6997-424Xen_US
cg.creator.idBayala, Jules: 0000-0002-8579-1248en_US
cg.date.embargo-end-dateTimelessen_US
dc.contributorSavadogo, Patriceen_US
dc.contributorEzebilo, Eugene E.en_US
dc.contributorBayala, Julesen_US
dc.contributorThiombiano, Adjimaen_US
dc.creatorSanou, Lassinaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-11T09:33:09Z
dc.date.available2016-02-11T09:33:09Z
dc.description.abstractThe loss of tree resources and low productivity of soil are the main environmental problems affecting the livelihoods in developing countries. This paper reports a study of factors influencing farmers’ decision to protect and manage trees on their farmland that aims to restore degraded land and improve biodiversity. The data were collected from personal interviews conducted with farmers in the Center-West region of Burkina Faso and were analyzed using Principal Component Analysis, multiple linear regression and binary logistic regression. The results showed that farmer’s decision to participate in conservation of trees on farmland was mainly influenced by silvicultural knowledge and skills, participation in farmers' groups or other social organizations with interest in tree conservation, the social value of biodiversity in the rural, and the perceived economic benefits of trees on farm. These factors need to be taken into consideration to enhance farmers' participation in agroforestry and to achieve tree cover restoration. Regression analysis showed that important variables for explaining variation in levels of motivation in tree conservation on farms include household wealth, gender, ethnic group, age, education level, marital status, religion, residence status, farm size, household size and technical support. These results indicate that organizations promoting agroforestry among poorer smallholders will have more success if they consider the diversity of smallholder socioeconomic and perceptional characteristics. The findings from this study will help in the restoration of degraded rural landscapes, the conservation of biodiversity and improve resilience in farmland and natural land formations.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/dspace/limiteden_US
dc.identifier.citationLassina Sanou, Patrice Savadogo, Eugene E. Ezebilo, Jules Bayala, Adjima Thiombiano. (31/12/2015). Factors influencing conservation of trees on farmland and silvicultural management activities in a Sudanian agro-ecosystem, West Africa.en_US
dc.identifier.statusTimeless limited accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/4325
dc.languageenen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dc.subjectsocio-economic factorsen_US
dc.subjectrural householdsen_US
dc.subjectadoptionen_US
dc.subjectfarmers’ perceptionen_US
dc.subjectagroforestry parklanden_US
dc.titleFactors influencing conservation of trees on farmland and silvicultural management activities in a Sudanian agro-ecosystem, West Africaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2015-12-31en_US

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