Adopts of Soil and water Conservation and impact Since 2018 in Fogera Woreda, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Abstract

Adopts of soil and water conservation and impacts since 2018 in Fogera Woreda. In the study primary and secondary sources were used for acquiring valuable information, which were obtained through interview, field observation, focus group discussion, questionnaires and published and unpublished documents. Data obtained from interview, field observation and focus group discussion were analyzed qualitatively whereas the questionnaires were analyzed quantitatively. Both open ended and close ended questionnaires were formulated and administered for 119 sample household heads; they were selected randomly from three sample kebeles. The data were analyzed by using percentage, chi-square test, independent T-test and binary logistic regression model. The findings of the study revealed that traditional and modern soil and water conservation methods were applied in some part of the study area. The result of binary logistic regression model indicated that from the total of 15 explanatory variables were included in the model of which ten were found to be significant at less than 5% significant level. Sex of the households, age of the households, educational status of the households, contact to development agents, training of the farmers, farm experience, labor accessibility of the households, slope of the farm and farm size of the households have significant association to adoption of soil conservation technologies .On the other hand, off-farm income, livestock holding and family size were insignificant relationship with adoption of soil conservation measures at 5% level of significant .Generally the result of the study confirmed that different demographic, socio economic, physical and institutional factors were the major determinants that affect adoption decision of soil conservation practices. Accordingly, interventions in the areas of appropriate soil conservation effective implementation and sustainable conservation structures should be applied.