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Key factors that influence households’ tree planting behaviour
Author(s) -
Kulindwa Yusuph J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
natural resources forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1477-8947
pISSN - 0165-0203
DOI - 10.1111/1477-8947.12088
Subject(s) - tree planting , sowing , tree (set theory) , agroforestry , geography , forestry , mathematics , environmental science , biology , agronomy , mathematical analysis
Despite a decrease in indigenous forests and a growing demand for tree products in developing countries, tree planting activities are not considerably expanding in T anzania. In this paper, we analyse factors that influence households’ tree planting behaviour, as well as the number of trees planted. Coast and M orogoro regions in the east of T anzania were selected as the case, and data was gathered from 202 households in 11 villages in these regions where tree planting programmes have been or still are active. A H eckman model is used to analyse the factors that drive tree planting behaviour. Results indicate that households get wood energy from forest reserves (57%), in addition to their own planted trees (9.1%). Emperical findings show that the most important factors have significantly positive effects on households’ tree planting behaviour, as well as the extent to which it was implemented. These factors include households’ land sizes, households’ awareness of tree planting programmes, tree planting for wood energy, and the age of the head of the household. The right/freedom to harvest and transport tree products, households’ attitudes towards tree planting, and family size have significantly negative effects on households’ tree planting behaviour. This paper is perhaps the first comprehensive study to analyse the factors that influence households’ tree planting behaviour in T anzania, and it uncovers results that are useful, even for other developing countries with similar conditions.