A Study on Effects of Sustainable Land Management Practices on Food Security of Beneficiary Households: A Context of Adaptation to Climate Change in the Communes of Malanville and Kouandé in Northern Benin | Chapter 2 | Emerging Issues in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 8

 The aim concerning this present work is to resolve the effect of sustainable farming (SLM) measures on the food freedom of households benefiting from mood change resilience through the SLM project in Kouandé and Malanville in northerly Benin (CCRP-SLM). Food security and feed safety are two connected concepts to fare dangers. Food hazards are many traits or events that can indicate attainable health issues.  A survey of 305 builders in two communes in northern Benin was used to acquire socioeconomic data. The u.s. city-square test, With and Without, and CARI techniques were working in STATA 15 softwares to investigate the agreement rate of the SLM measures communicated, in addition to the effects of these measures on benefits' food safety. The results demonstrate that four SLM measures were achieved among those delivered by the PRCC-GDT (Integrated Soil Fertility Management, Soil and Water Conservation, Integrated Agriculture and Livestock Management, and Climate Change Adaptation).CARI's reasoning reveals that 66% of PRCC-GDT benefits and 16% of non-beneficiaries are cuisine-secure. As a result, extension duties and structures need to accelerate their actions on these various measures, through activities to hearten producers on SLM measures in the circumstances of climate change alleviation, in order to guarantee food freedom. As a result, extension instrumentalities or organizations must plan out efforts on these differing measures via exercises to strengthen builders on SLM measures in the context of checking the effects of humidity change and ensuring feed safety.

Author(s) Details:

Ibidon Firmin Akpo,
Research and Analysis Laboratory on Economic and Social Dynamics (LARDES), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, P.O. Box: 123, Parakou, Benin.

Filikibirou Tassou Zakari,
Research and Analysis Laboratory on Economic and Social Dynamics (LARDES), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, P.O. Box: 123, Parakou, Benin.

Francis Oninkitan Agani,
Research and Analysis Laboratory on Economic and Social Dynamics (LARDES), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, P.O. Box: 123, Parakou, Benin.

Kassimou Issaka,
Research and Analysis Laboratory on Economic and Social Dynamics (LARDES), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, P.O. Box: 123, Parakou, Benin.

Jacob Afouda Yabi,
Research and Analysis Laboratory on Economic and Social Dynamics (LARDES), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, P.O. Box: 123, Parakou, Benin.

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Analysis of the Impact of Sustainable Land Management Practices on Vegetation Cover in Balaka District, Malawi | Chapter 8 | Novel Perspectives of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences Vol. 8

 Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices are important to reduce land degradation, considering that 25% of global land is degraded. A study was conducted in Malikula micro-catchment in Balaka District to analyse the impact of SLM practices on vegetation. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analysed using a mixed methods approach. A household survey was conducted to collect information on existing SLM practices in the area and the factors influencing households to implement them. Selected Landsat Remote Sensing Imagery (LRSI) data for 30 years from 1991 to 2021 were downloaded and analysed in QGIS 3.22.10 (Biatoiweza) software using Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin (SCP) to determine LULC changes related to vegetation and Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) over the study period. Additional land productivity and rainfall data obtained from the Balaka Agricultural Office and the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS), respectively, were also analysed. The results indicate that ISFM is the most practised SLM intervention and that the need for soil fertility improvement drives households to adopt it. In addition, households with access to extension services and more land have a higher probability of adopting SLM practices.

Further, more female-headed households adopt SLM practices than male-headed households despite the latter being more knowledgeable. LULC analysis (Overall Accuracy and Kappa Coefficient of 89.2% and 0.78, respectively) show an increasing trend in dense and very dense vegetation cover at the expense of wetlands. Despite a decline in annual rainfall amounts during the study period, the study has found a positive correlation between mean NDVI and land area under RWH (R = 0.51), highlighting the impact of RWH on improved vegetation cover. The study recommends further gender analysis to understand SLM information asymmetry, more investment in extension services, promotion of SLM packages that appeal to farmers with limited land and exploration of innovative financing options for SLM practices to incentivise adoption. Lastly, the study recommends additional studies in the area to understand the decline in land area for wetlands.

Author(s) Details:

Chikumbutso Kilembe,
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, The Catholic University of Malawi, Malawi.

Maureen Kapute Mzuza,
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, The Catholic University of Malawi, Malawi.

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