Factors influencing the adoption of soil conservation practices in Northwestern Ethiopia:
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Titel: Factors influencing the adoption of soil conservation practices in northwestern Ethiopia
Autor: Abera Birhanu Demeke
Jahr: 2003
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS.I
LIST OF TABLES.IH
LISTOFFIGURES.IH
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.IV
ABSTRACT.V
1. INTRODUCTION.1
1.1 Background.l
1.2 Statement of the Problem.3
1.3 Objectives of the study.6
2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE_7
2.1 Theoretical Framework: The Innovation-Diffusion Theory.7
2.2 Adoption of New Technologies.9
2.3 Soil Erosion and Previous Conservation Effort in Ethiopia.12
2.4 Agricultural Intensification, Property Rights and Soil
Conservation.15
2.5 The Role of Local Organizations in Promoting Soil
Conservation.17
2.6 Labor Resource as a Critical Element in Soil Conservation . 19
2.7 Previous Empirical Studies on Conservation Technologies.21
3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY----------------------------------------------24
3.1 Description of the Study Area.24
3.2 Sampling Procedure, Data Collection and Analysis.27
3.3 Conceptual Framework.28
3.3.1 Analytical Model.28
3.3.2 Variables Included in the Model and their Hypothesized Effect.29
II
4. SOCIOECONOMIC AND INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
OF HOUSEHOLDS.35
4.1 Socioeconomic Characteristics of Sample Households.35
4.1.1 Family Size and Age Structure.35
4.1.2 Education.36
4.1.3 Cultivable Land and its Characteristics.36
4.1.4 Land Tenure.39
4.1.5 Labor Resource.40
4.1.6 Livestock Holding.41
4.2 Institutional Characteristics of Sample Households.42
4.2.1 Access to Extension Service and Market.42
4.2.2 Credit Availability.43
5. ASSESSMENT OF USE OF SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES .45
5.1 Descriptive Analysis.45
5.1.1 Farmers' Perception of Yield Reduction and its Causes.45
5.1.2 Farmers' Perception of the Problem of Soil Erosion, Causes, and
Reaction.46
5.1.3 Introduced Soil Conservation Practices and the Approach to their
Promotion.48
5.1.4 Designing of Conservation Structures and Training.49
5.1.5 Perceived Benefits from Conservation.51
5.1.6 Constraints to Sustained Use of Conservation Structures.57
5.1.7 Farmers' Recommendations for Improving Soil Conservation
Activities.53
5.2 Empirical Analysis of the Factors Influencing the Adoption of
Soil Conservation Practices: Logistic model results and
discussion.54
6. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS_60
REFERENCES_63
APPENDICES_71
Ill
LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1 Estimated rates of soil loss on slopes in Ethiopia under various soil covers. 13
Table 2.2 Mean soil losses and crop yields from different conservation measures at
Anjeni.14
Table 3.1 Rural and urban populations of Fartat and south Gonder zone.25
Table 3.2 Area and production of various crops in Farta district.26
Table 3.3 Definition of all the explanatory variables used in the model.31
Table 4.1 Family structure and economically active members.35
Table 4.2 Literacy statuses of sample farmers.36
Table 4.3 Average cultivated area by adopters and non-adopters.37
Table 4.4 Labor shortage overcoming mechanism and off-farm employment.40
Table 4.5 Number of livestock owned by adopters and non-adopters in the study area. 41
Table 5.1 Expected consequences of soil erosion on farmers' living condition.47
Table 5.2 Frequencies of problem ratings.52
Table 5.3 Parameter estimates of a logistic model for factors affecting adoption of soil
conservation technologies.55
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1.1 Schematic presentation of cause-effect of land degradation in the study area. 5
Figure 3.1 Conceptualization of the hypothesized factors that influence farmers' retention
of soil conservation structures, and relationships among themselves.34
Figure 4.1 Retention of soil conservation differentiated by farm size.37
Figure 4.2 Retention of soil conservation structures differentiated by distance of plot. 38
Figure 5.1 Reasons for the decline in productivity of farmland.45
Figure 5.2 Major factors that contribute to erosion as indicated by respondents.46
Figure 5.3 Farmers' opinion about the condition that facilitate conservation.53 |
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