WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Eyeberu Yemataw and Tekilil Wolde*

ABSTRACT

Assessment of factor affecting adoption of soil and water conservation practices important role in deciding options for controlling soil loss. Therefore, understanding farmer’s knowledge on soil and water conservation structures and factors that influence their land management practices are important for promoting sustainable land use in the study area. The objective of this study was to assess the factors influencing adoption of soil and water conservation measures. Specifically the study aimed at assessing, quantifying and documenting factors that influencing adoption of soil and water conservation practices. A sample 35 household in the selected kebele of Amba sidist was randomly interviewed. Primary data were collected through structured and semi structured questionnaire. Secondary data were collected from various documents, past researches, the different books, agricultural officers, etc. The analysis based on qualitative and quantitatively on percentage and table description. Farmers of the study area have good awareness of soil and water conservation structure in general and its cases, indicators and the area of their plot of land vulnerable to soil erosion in particular. More over them have effective traditional and modern measures of soil and water conservation structures. However, various factors affecting adoption of soil and water conservation structures such as lack of capital, small size of farm, their farm land, lack of awareness of the farmers, institutional factors, socio-economic and physical factors were observed which obstacle to apply the soil and water conservation structures. Therefore, the study recommends that the alternative mechanisms should be developed to increase and diversify farmers’ source of assistances and information. It is recommended that good policy and strategies by the government, corrective intervention from non-governmental organizations aimed at this issues as well as the community’s participation on encouraging farmers participation in soil and water conservation practices are very important to solve current poverty, food insecurity and environmental deterioration of the study area.