Assessment of the determinants that influence the adoption of sustainable soil and water conservation practices in Techiman Municipality of Ghana

Darkwah, Kwasi A.; Kwawu, Joana Deladem; Agyire-Tettey, Frank; Sarpong, Daniel Bruce

doi:10.1016/j.iswcr.2019.04.003

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“…Availability of adequate labour was also found to positively in uence farmers' participation in SWC activities in Gusha Temela watershed, Arsi, Ethiopia (Biratu and Asmamaw 2016). In general, household size was also shown to have a positive effect on adoption of SWC in northwest Ethiopian highlands (Belachew, Mekuria and Nachimuthu 2020), in Gibe basin, southwest Ethiopia (Mengistu and Assefa 2019), in Ghana (Darkwah et al 2019), and in Kondoa, Tanzania (Shrestha and Ligonja 2015).…”

Section: Factors Affecting Use Of Improved Structural Swc Measuresmentioning

confidence: 86%

Factors Influencing Adoption of Improved Structural Soil and Water Conservation Measures in Eastern Ethiopia

Wordofa

Okoyo

Erkalo³

2020

Preprint

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Background: Agriculture remains to be the leading sector that contributes enormously to economic development in Ethiopia. Despite its significant contribution to livelihoods, the sector faces persistent challenges due to depletion of natural resources and soil erosion that resulted in diminishing crop and livestock productivity. In order to curb the effects of land degradation, the Government of Ethiopia has been taking serious measures to expand Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) practices throughout the country. Despite the efforts made, the adoption of new practices by farmers have been generally low. This study was aimed at assessing factors influencing smallholder farmers’ decision on the use of improved structural SWC practices in Haramaya district, eastern Ethiopia. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 120 farm households and 248 plots. A structured interview schedule was used to collect primary data. Descriptive and inferential statistics and Multinomial Logit (MNL) regression model were used to analyze the data. Results: The key findings showed that a host of socio-demographic, economic and institutional factors significantly affected smallholders’ decision to adopt improved structural SWC. In this study, we found that education, farming experience, plot area, distance of the plot from dwelling unit, number of economically active household members, and extension contact were the significant predictors of using improved SWC structures. Conclusions: Based on our findings, we concluded that improved SWC measures should be scaled up through a concerted effort of extension workers, local administration and other relevant non-state actors. In particular, the extension system should encourage rural communities on sustainable management and use of natural resources. Moreover, the need to create learning opportunities through facilitating appropriate educational and training programs for farmers and focusing on proper management of available economically active household members should be emphasized.

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Section: Factors Affecting Use Of Improved Structural Swc Measuresmentioning

confidence: 86%

Factors Influencing Adoption of Improved Structural Soil and Water Conservation Measures in Eastern Ethiopia

Wordofa

Okoyo

Erkalo³

2020

Preprint

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“…Availability of adequate labour was also found to positively influence farmers' participation in SWC activities in Gusha Temela watershed, Arsi, Ethiopia (Biratu and Asmamaw 2016). In general, household size was also shown to have a positive effect on adoption of SWC in northwest Ethiopian highlands (Belachew et al 2020), in Gibe basin, southwest Ethiopia (Mengistu and Assefa 2019), in Ghana (Darkwah et al 2019), and in Kondoa, Tanzania (Shrestha and Ligonja 2015).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…In recent studies, access to extension service was found to have a significant effect on the adoption of SWC practices in different parts of the country: northwest Ethiopian highlands (Belachew et al 2020;Moges and Taye 2017); Wereillu district, northern Ethiopia (Asfaw and Neka 2017); Gibe basin, southwest Ethiopia (Mengistu and Assefa 2019); Lemo district, southern Ethiopia (Bekele et al 2018); and, Gusha Temela watershed, Arsi, Ethiopia (Biratu and Asmamaw 2016). Likewise, contact with extension service providers was found to have positive effect on the adoption of SWC measures in Techiman Municipality of Ghana (Darkwah et al 2019), in Tanzania (Lasway et al 2020;Shrestha and Ligonja 2015), and in the Rwizi catchment of south western Uganda (Mugonola et al 2013).…”

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confidence: 96%

Factors influencing adoption of improved structural soil and water conservation measures in Eastern Ethiopia

Wordofa

Okoyo

Erkalo³

2020

Environ Syst Res

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Background: Agriculture remains to be the leading sector that contributes enormously to economic development in Ethiopia. Despite its significant contribution to livelihoods, the sector faces persistent challenges due to depletion of natural resources and soil erosion that resulted in diminishing crop and livestock productivity. In order to curb the effects of land degradation, the Government of Ethiopia has been taking serious measures to expand Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) practices throughout the country. Despite the efforts made, the adoption of new practices by farmers have been generally low. This study was aimed at assessing factors influencing smallholder farmers' decision on the use of improved structural SWC practices in Haramaya district, eastern Ethiopia. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 120 farm households and 248 plots. A structured interview schedule was used to collect primary data. Descriptive and inferential statistics and Multinomial Logit (MNL) regression model were used to analyze the data. Results: The key findings showed that a host of socio-demographic, economic and institutional factors significantly affected smallholders' decision to adopt improved structural SWC. In this study, we found that education, farming experience, plot area, distance of the plot from dwelling unit, number of economically active household members, and extension contact were the significant predictors of using improved SWC structures. Conclusions: Based on our findings, we concluded that improved SWC measures should be scaled up through a concerted effort of extension workers, local administration and other relevant non-state actors. In particular, the extension system should encourage rural communities on sustainable management and use of natural resources. Moreover, the need to create learning opportunities through facilitating appropriate educational and training programs for farmers and focusing on proper management of available economically active household members should be emphasized.

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“…Similar to the findings of this study, [52,63,64] find that public programs can play a positive role in creating incentives for adoption. Studies by [90] in Ghana and [78] highlight the significance of financial inputs for the adoption of WCTs by smallholder farmers.…”

Section: Access To Public Fundsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Water Conservation Technologies by Smallholder Farmer Households in Tanzania

Jha

Kaechele

Sieber

2019

Water

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In Tanzania, the increasing population coupled with climate change amplifies issues of food insecurity and negatively impacts the livelihoods of smallholder farmer households. To address these issues a range of water conservation techniques (WCTs) have been useful. However, the adoption of these WCTs in Tanzania has been limited due to many reasons. With the objective to better understand and identify the factors that significantly influence the adoption of WCTs in Tanzania, the study uses survey data from 701 smallholder farmer households and a bivariate logistic regression, to provide, for the first time, a comprehensive model for the adoption of WCTs in Tanzania that includes a range of individual, household, socio-economic, and farmer perception related variables (factors). The evaluation shows that 120 farmers (17.12%) adopted WCTs and finds the farmer perceptions of rainfall instability, household wealth, and food security to be crucial. The results suggest that policy interventions should encourage conservation behavior (especially when the rainfall is perceived to be uncertain), emphasize the economic and food security-related benefits of adopting WCTs, include strategies that make adoption of WCTs attractive to female-led households, attempt to reach greater number of farmers via social networks and provide better access to public funds for farmers.

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Assessment of the determinants that influence the adoption of sustainable soil and water conservation practices in Techiman Municipality of Ghana

Cited by 56 publications

References 16 publications

Factors Influencing Adoption of Improved Structural Soil and Water Conservation Measures in Eastern Ethiopia

Factors Influencing Adoption of Improved Structural Soil and Water Conservation Measures in Eastern Ethiopia

Factors influencing adoption of improved structural soil and water conservation measures in Eastern Ethiopia

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Water Conservation Technologies by Smallholder Farmer Households in Tanzania

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