Iassessment of Farmers' Perception on Watershed Management Project Interventions: The Case of Laelay Adiabo Woreda of North Western Tigray Region
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2009-11
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Addis Ababauniversity
Abstract
This thesis presents the results of an assessment in watershed management intervention related to
the impact brought on improvement of land degradation and livelihood of the conmlwlity in MaiAnbesa
and Hadegti watersheds. The objectives of the study are: assess the impact of the project on
conservation of natural resource and livelihood of the community; assess the institutional
arrangement and its contribution to the project, assess community participation in the project
process and suggest possible recommendations on the conclusion.
For this study, survey has been conducted in two watersheds, namely Kai-Anbesa and Hadegti. List
of C0l11111Wlities from the two watersheds has been prepared and systematic sampling technique
used to determine respondents in each watersheds. The study has covered a sample of 100
respondent out of the total 2136 (5% Of the population) population of both watersheds. Both
primary and secondary data has been collected using different data collection teclmiques.
The study showed that despite some biophysical achievements, the watershed management project
in the study area has failed to impact on the livelihood of the community as desired. This was as a
result of two important problems. 1) Institutions were not well established, empowered. More ever
they did not have the peoples acceptance rather they were machinery of the governments interest. 2)
COllmmnities participation from problem identification to benefit sharing was not established
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Management Project Interventions