Determinants and extent of land allocation for Jatropha curcas L. cultivation among smallholder farmers in Malawi
Determinants and extent of land allocation for Jatropha curcas L. cultivation among smallholder farmers in Malawi
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马拉维小农种植麻风树的土地分配的决定因素和范围
DOI：
10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.01.038
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发表时间：
2011
影响因子：
6
通讯作者：
W. Mwase
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作者：
P. Mponela;P. Mponela;C. Jumbe;W. Mwase
本研究分析了影响农户种植麻风树决策的因素及麻风树退耕的程度。Curcas。研究结果表明，年龄、户主受教育程度、劳动力可利用性和荒地所有权对J。然而，拥有牲畜和非农业收入使家庭不敢种植这种作物。这表明，没有非农收入的贫困家庭更有可能采用J。与拥有牲畜和非农业活动收入的富裕家庭相比，在一般情况下，结果表明，个人和家庭的特点是重要的决定因素，种植。并扩大其采用范围。这需要设计适当的战略和监管框架来利用J.在保护环境和农村社区免受土地从主流农业异化的不利影响的同时，以牺牲传统农作物为代价种植柑橘。
This study analysed factors that influence household’s decision to plantJatropha curcasand the extent of land conversion toJ. curcas. Results indicate that age, education of household head, availability of labour and ownership of uncultivated land have a positive influence on land allocation toJ. curcaswhereas ownership of livestock and non-farm income deterred households from cultivating the crop. This suggests that poor households with no off-farm income are more likely to adoptJ. curcasthan richer households with livestock and income from non-farm activities. In general, the results suggest that individual and household characteristics are important determinants of decision to plantJ. curcasand scale-up its adoption. This calls for designing appropriate strategies and regulatory frameworks to harness the potential economic opportunities fromJ. curcascultivation, while protecting the environment and rural communities from the adverse effects of land alienation from the mainstream agriculture forJ. curcascultivation at the expense of traditional crops.