ABSTRACT

This study examines the factors influencing household participation in participatory forest management (PFM) in the Bench-Sheko Zone of Southwest Ethiopia. The study was conducted in two woredas (Gurafarda and Sheko) where PFM has been implemented. Two kebeles where PFM has been implemented were selected from each woreda. For the interview, household heads in the sampled kebeles were stratified based on the membership status into members and nonmembers of PFM. Then, a sample of 408 household heads were interviewed from the selected kebeles. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression. Access to forest-related extension services, marital status, benefits derived from the forest, understanding PFM goals clearly, access to market information on forest products, and the size of livestock held by household heads had a positive and significant effect on the participation of the household heads in PFM. To achieve the promise of PFM, it is critical to provide forest-related extension services on forest resource management and use that specifically promote PFM, for example, by creating awareness of the economic value and benefits of forests among household heads.

摘要

本研究调查了影响埃塞俄比亚西南部 Bench-Sheko 地区家庭参与参与式森林管理 (PFM) 的因素。该研究在实施了 PFM 的两个 woredas（Gurafarda 和 Sheko）中进行。从每个 woreda 中选择了两个已实施 PFM 的 kebeles。在采访中，抽样的 kebeles 中的户主根据成员身份分为 PFM 成员和非成员。然后，从选定的 kebeles 中抽取了 408 名户主作为样本进行了访谈。使用描述性统计和逻辑回归分析数据。获得与森林相关的推广服务、婚姻状况、从森林中获得的收益、清楚地了解 PFM 目标、获得森林产品的市场信息、户主饲养牲畜的规模对户主参与PFM有显着的正向影响。为实现 PFM 的承诺，提供与森林资源管理和使用相关的森林相关推广服务以专门促进 PFM 至关重要，例如，通过提高户主对森林的经济价值和效益的认识。