Smallholder farmers’ decisions to the combined use of soil conservation practices in Tiwa watershed, Northwest highlands of Ethiopia

Debie, Ermias

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e05958

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“…That is because investments and maintenance of SWC activities are highly laborious (Teshome et al, 2016;Sileshi et al, 2019). The positive influence of labor size on adoptions of SWC was confirmed by a study conducted in Eastern Ethiopia (Wordofa et al, 2020), northern highlands (Belachew et al, 2020, North West highlands of Ethiopia (Debie, 2021) and the Tigray region of Ethiopia (Etsay et al, 2019). The household size was also found to have a beneficial effect on SWC adoption (Darkwah et al, 2019;Mengistu and Assefa, 2019;Yifru and Miheretu, 2022).…”

Section: Labormentioning

confidence: 88%

“…Incompatibility of the measures with their experience was also stated as a reason for dis-adoption. The new soil conservation activities have been implemented without regard to farmers' involvement in decision-making procedures (Debie, 2021). Top-down approaches and failure to consider farmers' actual participation in SWC activities obstruct the implementation and development of SWC innovations.…”

Section: Adoption Stagesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Ethiopia, as it is another state in the region, damage to croplands due to soil erosion is a common incidence (Moges and Bhat, 2020;Debie, 2021;Lemma et al, 2022). It will remain a serious challenge to subsistence agriculture, which is the backbone of the country's economy (Wordofa et al, 2020).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite such a concerted effort, the trend hitherto indicates that the projects have had limited success in addressing the problem (Lemma et al, 2022). Several studies conducted in highland parts of the country have shown that land degradation remains a serious problem and the effectiveness of the SWC adoption measures is generally low (Debie, 2021;Tolassa and Jara, 2021). The evidence further revealed that, in some cases, discontinuing or abandoning the use of earlier adopted technologies are common (Miheretu and Yimer, 2017;Agidew and Singh, 2018).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Ethiopian government has made efforts to rehabilitate degraded lands using a range of sustainable land management (SLM) initiatives. One of the key components was the use of improved structural soil and water conservation (SWC) technologies. However, the effectiveness of technology adoption varies greatly among households and abandoning previously accepted measures is a typical occurrence. Thus, this study sought to discover factors influencing smallholder farmers’ decisions to abandon already accepted SWC measures. The analysis was conducted based on data collected from 525 sample households surveyed in two districts in Central Ethiopia. An ordered cumulative logistic (POM) regression model was used to examine variables explaining households’ decision behavior. The study findings have revealed that sampled households were at different adoption stages, i.e., dis-adopters (22%), pilot-level adopters (14%) and adopters (64%). The results from the POM model also show that a range of variables influenced farmers’ dis-adoption decisions. Factors such as awareness about the risks of land degradation, access to training, incentives, land fragmentation, gender, full-time labor size, gentle slope plots, economic returns on investment and post-adoption follow-up were found to substantially influence smallholder farmers’ adoption discontinuance decisions. Thus, policymakers should consider these variables in designing strategies to overcome barriers to SLM practices.

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