BackgroundGrowing and planting of Eucalypts tree at a farm level in the form of woodlot has become a common practice among Ethiopian rural households. Currently, Ethiopian smallholder farmers mainly establish Eucalypts woodlot as a part of livelihood portfolio for meeting both household wood consumption and generating cash income. However, empirical evidence is lacking on the extent of households motivation in Eucalyptus woodlot production and factors influencing commercial values of its products. Consequently, this study investigated the factors influencing commercial value of Eucalyptus woodlot products in Wogera district.MethodsPrimary data were collected from 120 randomly selected Eucalyptus producer households through pre-tested questionnaires. Multiple linear regression analysis was employed to determine the significant variables affecting commercial values of Eucalyptus products in the study area.ResultsThe result of the study revealed that different types of local Eucalyptus woodlot products such as pole, worage, mager, split wood and bundle of firewood were produced and used both for households’ consumption and commercial purpose. Moreover, the OLS model result indicated that age (p < 0.1), wealth status (p < 0.1) and woodlot size of households (p < 0.01) positively and significantly determine the commercial value of Eucalyptus woodlot products. While, access to credit service and experience are significant but with negative influence on the commercial values of woodlot products at 5% levels of significance.ConclusionGenerally, production and marketing of Eucalyptus wood products play a significant poverty alleviation role as a source of regular income, local medicine, firewood, fence and construction materials in turn improving the livelihoods of the rural community in Ethiopia. Based on the findings, providing capacity-building training to strength producer’s credit usage on Eucalyptus Woodlot production system should be advisable. Moreover, the stakeholder should establish wood industry to enhance the income generation capacity of Eucalyptus for producers and traders. Finally, to reduce the conflict between crop producers and Eucalyptus producers, cluster planting are advisable.

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埃塞俄比亚北部沃格拉区桉树林地产品生产和商业价值的决定因素

背景以林地形式在农场一级种植和种植桉树已成为埃塞俄比亚农村家庭的普遍做法。目前，埃塞俄比亚小农主要建立桉树林作为生计组合的一部分，以满足家庭木材消费和创造现金收入。然而，关于桉树林地生产的家庭动机程度和影响其产品商业价值的因素缺乏经验证据。因此，本研究调查了影响沃格拉地区桉树林地产品商业价值的因素。方法通过预测问卷从随机抽取的120个桉树生产户中收集原始数据。采用多元线性回归分析确定影响研究区桉树产品商业价值的显着变量。生产并用于家庭消费和商业目的。此外，OLS 模型结果表明，家庭的年龄（p < 0.1）、财富状况（p < 0.1）和林地规模（p < 0.01）积极且显着地决定了桉树林地产品的商业价值。同时，获得信贷服务和经验的机会显着，但在 5% 的显着性水平上对林地产品的商业价值产生负面影响。桉树木制品的生产和销售作为固定收入、当地医药、木柴、围栏和建筑材料的来源，在扶贫方面发挥着重要作用，反过来又改善了埃塞俄比亚农村社区的生计。根据调查结果，提供能力建设培训以加强生产者对桉树林地生产系统的信贷使用应该是可取的。此外，利益相关者应建立木材工业，以提高桉树为生产者和贸易商的创收能力。最后，为了减少作物生产者和桉树生产者之间的冲突，建议集群种植。围栏和建筑材料反过来又改善了埃塞俄比亚农村社区的生计。根据调查结果，提供能力建设培训以加强生产者在 Eucalyptus Woodlot 生产系统中的信贷使用应该是可取的。此外，利益相关者应建立木材工业，以提高桉树为生产者和贸易商的创收能力。最后，为了减少作物生产者和桉树生产者之间的冲突，建议集群种植。围栏和建筑材料反过来又改善了埃塞俄比亚农村社区的生计。根据调查结果，提供能力建设培训以加强生产者对桉树林地生产系统的信贷使用应该是可取的。此外，利益相关者应建立木材工业，以提高桉树为生产者和贸易商的创收能力。最后，为了减少作物生产者和桉树生产者之间的冲突，建议集群种植。