In landscape studies, indices are important for revealing underperforming dimensions of alandscape and for helping landscape managers to direct effort and resources accordingly. Indices also enable comparison across different landscapes. The present study was conducted in a peasant farming community within a transfrontier conservation area and which is recognised as a biodiversity hotspot. This is an area designated for balancing farming, natural resource utilisation and biodiversity conservation. This studydemonstrates a method of constructing an index for estimating the feasibility of planning and implementing agriculture-biodiversity integration for livelihood improvement (known as ecoagriculture) within specified socio-economic and environmental conditions. Often, complex mathematical computations are employed in constructing feasibility indices. In this study an ecoagriculture feasibility index for a particular landscape is calculated based on evaluation of the landscape. The resultant ecoagriculture feasibility index is 5.90 (or 74%) implying a relatively high feasibility for systematic ecoagriculture implementation in the area. The criterion for quantifying ecoagriculture feasibility suggested here is intended to be as user-friendly as possible to enhance its adoption by peasant farmers and other end-users. The study brings up a new landscape evaluation tool useful to other researchers and practitioners seeking to promote more sustainable relationships betweenfarmers and the biodiversity they depend on.
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