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    Comparative Analysis of Farmers’ Participation in Indigenous and Modern Soil and Water Conservation Practices in Raya- Alamata and Atsbi-Womberta Woredas, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2017-06) Tadele, Kibrom; Aberra, Yohannes (PhD)
    In Ethiopia, public campaign on SWC practices has long history but still a day now, adopting of the new SWC technique has presented difficulty to implement at local level. This is why the thesis has dealt with problem of what make them farmers of the study areas getting confusion to participate in what kind of soil and water conservation practices. To obtain the intended objectives of the study; mixed approach i.e. the research was used both deductive and inductive approach to answer the research questions. These approaches are the broad division of comparative research design. The data for this study was collected from both primary and secondary sources. The primary data generated from 150-sample household survey from two sample kebeles as well as from the focus group discussion and interview. The questionnaire was translated from English into the local language (Tigrigna). Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were conducted to analyze the data. Binary logistic regression model had used for the strength of relationship between independent and dependent variables. The finding revealed that terracing (stone bund), ‘Gedeba,’ ‘Armo’ and ‘deret’ wrere the most indigenous SWC practices in AtsbiWomberta woreda; Whereas dendes, Dugay (soil bunds) and traditional waterway diversions were the two main traditional soil and water conservation practices in Raya Alamat woreda. The findings of regression estimation result on farmers’ possibility for participating in integrated SWC Practices in Atsbi Womberta Woreda, sex of respondents (P=0.003xxx), farming experience that have above 70 years old, (P=0.065x), livestock holding size(P=0.088x ), access to information from neighbor (P=0.016xx ) and access to information from parents (P=0.006xxx) were determinant variables. In Raya Alamata Woreda, farmers’ possibility for participating in integrated SWC practices, livestock holding size (P=0.096x), access to information from neighbors (P=0.034xx) and access to information from parents (P=0.004xxx) were determinant variables. Inconsiderable implementation of new technologies to need of agricultural growth was the most cause in the gradually decline of the indigenous soil and water conservation practices. Finally, farmers need to integrate indigenous SWC practices but due to low attention of their indigenous practices by development agents, they disobey to accept the new practice. Key words: Indigenous Soil and water conservation practices, modern soil and water conservation practices, farmers’ participation, integrated soil and water conservation practices, determinant factors