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文章历史接收时间:2021年2月1日接收时间:2021年3月19日在线发布时间:2021年3月30日津巴布韦大部分干旱地区的粮食不安全给许多人上了一课,即使用非木材林产品(NTFPs)来减少粮食不安全、改善生计和减轻贫困。这项研究的目的是评价非木材林产品对干旱和半干旱地区小农的潜在贡献。本研究以调查的方式进行,数据收集采用访谈、问卷调查和焦点小组讨论。数据采用IBM SPSS version 25进行描述性统计分析。结果显示,64%是女性,36%是男性,大多数参与者已婚(57.6%),只有8.8%是寡妇。结果表明,所有答复者(100%)表示,他们在冬季和雨季从森林中获取水果作为主要食物来源。蔬菜(84.2%)、茅草(80.8%)和食用蠕虫(62.5%)也是参与者从森林中获取的主要非木材林产品。所有参与者(100%)都表示,他们从森林中获得的主要好处是创收、木柴和制砖的热源。当地人从森林中获得的其他重要好处包括蔬菜(74.2%)、扫帚(91.7%)和改善营养(85.0%)。所有参与者(100%)都认为造林和再造林是主要的可持续森林管理做法,只有12.5%的人表示农林业,因为人们对它一无所知。国家非森林保护区具有改善粮食安全、人类生计和减轻贫困的能力。鼓励人们以可持续的方式收获非森林保护区,以便将来利用。使用农林业可以是可持续管理森林、提高粮食安全、作物产量、减轻贫困和减缓气候变化的最佳方式。
Evaluating the potential contribution of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) to smallholder farmers in semi-arid and arid regions: A case of Chivi, Zimbabwe
Article history Received: 1 February 2021 Accepted: 19 March 2021 Published Online: 30 March 2021 Food insecurity in most dry regions in Zimbabwe has taught many people a lesson of using non timber forest products (NTFPs) to reduce food insecurity and improve livelihoods as well as poverty alleviation. The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential contribution of non-timber forest products to smallholder farmers in arid and semi-arid regions. The research was carried out as a survey and data was collected using interviews, questionnaires and focus group discussion. Data was analysed for descriptive statistics using IBM SPSS version 25. Results indicated that 64 % were females and 36 % were males with the majority of participants being married (57.6 %) with only 8.8 % being widowed. Results show that all respondents (100%) indicated that they obtain fruits from the forests as a major source of food during winter and rain season. Vegetables (84.2 %), thatching grass (80.8%) and edible worms (62.5 %) were also major non-timber forest products obtained from the forests by participants. All participants (100%) indicated that income generation, firewood and source of heat for brick moulding were major benefits they obtain from forest with vegetables (74.2 %), brooms (91.7 %) and improved nutrition (85.0 %) being regarded as other important benefits enjoyed by local people from forests. Afforestation and reforestation were regarded as major sustainable forest management practices by all (100%) participants with agroforestry being indicated by only 12.5 % since people had no knowledge about it. NTFPs has capacity of improving food security, human livelihoods and alleviate poverty. People are encouraged to harvest NTFPs sustainably to allow future use. Use of agroforestry can be a best way for managing forests sustainably, improve food security, crop yield, poverty alleviation and climate change mitigation.
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The journal provides a focus for the dissemination of new results about the elicitation, representation and validation of requirements of software intensive information systems or applications. Theoretical and applied submissions are welcome, but all papers must explicitly address:
-the practical consequences of the ideas for the design of complex systems
-how the ideas should be evaluated by the reflective practitioner
The journal is motivated by a multi-disciplinary view that considers requirements not only in terms of software components specification but also in terms of activities for their elicitation, representation and agreement, carried out within an organisational and social context. To this end, contributions are sought from fields such as software engineering, information systems, occupational sociology, cognitive and organisational psychology, human-computer interaction, computer-supported cooperative work, linguistics and philosophy for work addressing specifically requirements engineering issues.