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Farmers awareness and perceived benefits of agro-ecological intensification practices in banana systems in Uganda

机译：乌干达农民对香蕉系统中农业生态集约化做法的认识和认识到的好处

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Declining soil fertility and pests and diseases are major constraints to banana productivity in smallholder farming systems in Uganda. This study explored farmers’ awareness and perceptions on agro-ecological intensification (AEI) practices for addressing these constraints in five banana-growing districts in Uganda. Stratified random sampling procedure was used to select 60 households for a survey from different agro-ecological zones and banana production systems. The household survey was complemented with focus group discussions to obtain qualitative data on farmer perceptions on benefits and constraints to AEI application on-farm. Thematic content analysis and descriptive statistics were used to analyze data. Results of the study show that most of the interviewed farmers were aware of the AEI practices although not all those aware had adopted the practices.?Farmers were?motivated to apply AEI practices perceived to offer multiple benefits: pest and disease management, enhanced productivity, soil fertility improvement and ecological adaptability. Major constraints to application of AEI practices by farmers include insufficient knowledge, labour intensiveness and limited access to markets. A transition towards intensification of smallholder banana systems requires that the full range of ecosystem services provided by AEI practices are recognized and valued by farmers. Therefore, empowering farmers with knowledge on their agro-ecological systems and locally adapting AEI practices is essential for realization of benefits and wider adoption of AEI practices.Keywords:?Agro-ecological intensification (AEI), awareness, banana, perceived benefits, smallholder, Uganda.
机译：土壤肥力和病虫害的下降是乌干达小农耕作系统中香蕉生产力的主要制约因素。这项研究探讨了农民对农业生态集约化（AEI）实践的认识和看法，以解决乌干达五个香蕉种植区中的这些限制。使用分层随机抽样程序从不同的农业生态区和香蕉生产系统中选择60户家庭进行调查。家庭调查辅以焦点小组讨论，以获取有关农民对农场应用AEI的好处和限制的看法的定性数据。主题内容分析和描述性统计用于分析数据。研究结果表明，大多数受访农民都知道AEI做法，尽管并非所有人都已采纳AEI做法。农民被激励运用被认为具有多重益处的AEI做法：病虫害防治，提高生产力，提高土壤肥力和生态适应性。农民采用AEI做法的主要制约因素包括知识不足，劳动强度大和进入市场的机会有限。向集约化小农香蕉系统过渡的过程要求AEI做法提供的所有生态系统服务均得到农民的认可和重视。因此，增强农民的农业生态系统知识和适应当地的AEI做法对实现收益和广泛采用AEI做法至关重要。关键词：农业生态集约化（AEI），意识，香蕉，感知收益，小农，乌干达。

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