This study investigates an under-rated and not widely recognized traditional agroforestry practice carried out by smallholders in the highlands of Ethiopia. The purposeful retaining of indigenous trees on farmers’ croplands is recognized as separate from other agroforestry practices. Farmers cultivate indigenous trees for a variety of benefits, including livelihoods, ecosystem services and the existence of scenic and economically valued birds. The adoption of farmland agroforestry has been driven by similar household-level variables that explain the adoption of many other agroforestry practices. However, in contrast to other agroforestry practices farmland agroforestry is not a management priority for farmers, an observation that appears due to a lack of appreciation of naturally occurring trees. Because agroforestry on farmland is declining, interventions are required that improve extension services, availability of indigenous tree seedlings and credit, support reliable legal frameworks and land titles, and foster the processing and value adding of tree products suitable for higher value uses.

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埃塞俄比亚小农户农林业：做法和收益

这项研究调查了埃塞俄比亚高地小农户实施的一种被低估且未被广泛认可的传统农林业做法。有目的地在农民的耕地上保留土著树木与其他农林业做法是分开的。农民种植土著树木有多种好处，包括生计，生态系统服务以及风景优美和具有经济价值的鸟类的存在。农田农林业的采用受到类似家庭水平变量的驱动，这些变量解释了许多其他农林业实践的采用。但是，与其他农林业做法相反，农田农林业不是农民的管理优先事项，这种观察之所以出现是由于缺乏对天然树木的欣赏。由于农田上的农林业正在减少，