Abstract:
The study was to assess the situation of fuelwood harvesting on the livelihood of rural
households in Moyamba District southern Sierra Leone. With such the specific objectives were;
To determine the extent of fuelwood harvesting among households in the research area. Assess
the Knowledge of rural households on the climate issue. The extent to which household access
climate change-related extension services in the research area. The communities were selected
purposively. The respondents were selected randomly. One hundred and fifty respondents were
surveyed. The study revealed that 63.3% of the total population does not access extension
services. 53.3% of the total population harvest fuelwood for firewood every week. On the
average households are spending 11 more minutes rep trip now to collect fuelwood, this shows
that deforestation is on the rise. The study recommends that extension workers should receive
training on climate change-related issues. Besides, other alternatives for cooking should be made
available to rural households. |
