Factors determining community participation in afforestation projects in River Nyando basin, Kenya

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dc.contributor.author Kibwage, Jacob K.
dc.contributor.author Maraga, James N.
dc.contributor.author Oindo, Boniface O.
dc.date.accessioned 2014-12-15T12:39:04Z
dc.date.available 2014-12-15T12:39:04Z
dc.date.issued 2010-12
dc.identifier.citation African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Vol.4(12), pp. 853-859 , December 2010 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1996-0786
dc.identifier.uri http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1380279536_Maraga%20et%20al.pdf
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/461
dc.description DOI: 10.5897/AJEST10.212 en_US
dc.description.abstract Factors determining community participation in afforestation projects were investigated. Data was collected from 150 respondents who were selected from a sample population of 1,928 households using systematic random sampling technique. Data was collected using a standardized questionnaire, focus group discussions and key informant interviews. Chi-square (X2) test was used to establish the relationship between community participation (dependent variable) and socio-cultural, economic and environmental factors (independent variables) and also to test the strength of the relationship. The results of the study indicated that there was a strong positive relationship between community participation and the benefits obtained from the afforestation projects (X2 α 0.05 = 0.000). There was also a positive relationship between environmental degradation and community participation in the afforestation projects (X2 α 0.05 = 0.001). However, there was no relationship between community participation and cultural factors (X2 α 0.05 = 0.824). There was also no relationship between respondents’ household status and community participation in the afforestation projects (X2 α 0.05 = 0.156). The study concluded that for conservation projects to succeed, socio-economic benefits must be tangible to the project participants/ beneficiaries. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Academic Journals en_US
dc.subject Community participation en_US
dc.subject afforestation projects en_US
dc.subject Nyando river basin en_US
dc.subject Kenya en_US
dc.title Factors determining community participation in afforestation projects in River Nyando basin, Kenya en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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