Abonesh Tesfaye|Workneh Negatu|Roy Brouwer|Pieter van der Zaag
UNDERSTANDING SOIL CONSERVATION DECISION OF FARMERS IN THE GEDEB WATERSHED, ETHIOPIA
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam|Addis Ababa University|Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam|IHE Delft Institute for Water Education|Delft University of Technology
abstract aim study investigate main factors influence smallholders adoption decision soil conservation measures gedeb watershed data 498 household heads live three districts watershed analysed using binary logistic regression model find farmers need adequate cash invest soil conservation measures moreover farmers would encouraged implement soil conservation measures larger areas cropland explore possibility farmers presume fertile land exploit land hints need extension advice benefit sustainable use farmers cropland maintain land pass future generation farmers awareness benefit land management practices recognition problem erosion causing crop land central decision adopt soil conservation measures furthermore adopt measures farmers convinced effectiveness measures thus awareness creation demonstration effectiveness measures essential transboundary nature problem policy makers downstream countries suffering offsite impact eg sudan would benefit information provided support efforts implementation soil conservation measures copyright 2013 john wiley amp sons ltd