Farmers' Perception on the Problem of Soil Erosion and Conservation Knowledge: A Case Study of Rural Kebeles in Dessie Town
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wana, Dessaleng(PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yismaw, Ismael | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-02T12:18:41Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-19T12:04:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-02T12:18:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-19T12:04:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study examines farmers’ perception towards the problems of soil erosion and their conservation knowledge in Dessie town rural kebeles. With the use of structured questionnaire and interview, a total of 83 farmers were surveyed for the study. For many farmers, gully development and stoniness of soil were main indicators to soil erosion on their land. Others recognize by observing soil color. They also perceived well the causes of soil erosion in their lands as slope steepness of cultivation fields, ceaseless cultivation and absence of fallowing with many time preparations of soil for cropping; still other causes have great roles. Severity of soil erosion in the study area explained as severe, moderate, minor soil erosion and a few cultivation fields had no erosion risk. They also perceived well the causes of soil erosion in their lands as slope steepness of cultivation fields, ceaseless cultivation and absence of fallowing with many time preparations of soil for cropping; still other causes have great roles. Severity of soil erosion in the study area explained as severe, moderate, minor soil erosion and a few cultivation fields had no erosion risk. Consequently, farmers well understood the results of severe soil erosion on their farms and recognized as loss of topsoil, reduction of yield over time, loss of vegetation cover and grasses, change in soil color, requiring high input and management, formation of uncross-able gullies, lack of farm land and grazing field, and out migration. Farmers use a range of methods for soil erosion control. From the finding of this study, multidimensional factors of demographic and socio-economic characteristics were responsible for farmers’ differential perception to the problem of soil erosion. In order to effectively plan for soil conservation measures application and introduce new techniques there is a need of involve local farmers and modifying educational/training programs which were provided for farmers by considering the existing knowledge and practices | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/5475 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Geography and Environmental Studies | en_US |
| dc.title | Farmers' Perception on the Problem of Soil Erosion and Conservation Knowledge: A Case Study of Rural Kebeles in Dessie Town | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |