Systemic Review of the Bottlenecks and Priority Corresponding Strategic Interventions of Enhancing Environmental Management and Sustainability in the case of Ethiopia country

  • Suleyman Abdureman Omer Research Facilities Management, Institution of Haramaya University, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
  • Nuradin Abdi Hassen Rural Development and Agricultural Extension Department, Institution of Haramaya University, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Keywords: bottlenecks, priority interventions, environmental management, sustainability, Ethiopia

Abstract

Appropriate management of natural resources (land, soil, water and environment) is a powerful influence on environmental quality and sustainability and can lead to increased long term agricultural production and productivity. Therefore, the extension system needs to introduce appropriate natural resources in order to avert environmental degradation. In this sub-section, four extension-related bottlenecks that affect resource management have been identified. These are, (1) Poor linkage between natural resource management and livelihood strategies, (2) Limited capacity on environment and Natural Resource Management (3) Low access to and use of climate smart agricultural technologies and agro-metrological information and (4) Less attention to environment sustainability in the extension advisory service. This strategy has developed four systemic interventions to address these bottlenecks.

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2020-09-19
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Suleyman Abdureman Omer and Nuradin Abdi Hassen 2020. Systemic Review of the Bottlenecks and Priority Corresponding Strategic Interventions of Enhancing Environmental Management and Sustainability in the case of Ethiopia country. International Journal on Integrated Education. 3, 9 (Sep. 2020), 224-227. DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v3i9.624.
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