Watershed Management in Dodota District, Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Siyoum, Assefa (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dechassa, Alemayehu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-09T08:34:12Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T09:24:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-09T08:34:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T09:24:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The goal of most watershed development projects is to increase agricultural productivity through soil and water conservation and rainwater harvesting at the micro watershed scale. Accordingly, rehabilitated and developed water scarce watershed areas contribute to rural development through increased agricultural productivity; improved natural resource conservation and land and water development. In this study, the contribution of watershed management programme in Dodota district was assessed. To collect information relevant to the study 148 household heads, experts and elders were used as sources of data. Systematic random sampling method was employed to select household heads from selected kebeles. Structured questionnaire survey, key informant interview focus group discussion, and field observation were the major tools applied to collect the necessOlY information from watershed inhabitants. Descriptive statistics; percentages, mean and paired t-test was used to analyze collected data. The finding of this study showed that the watershed management project was moderately increased forest area coverage, grass coverage, availability of wood and availability of grass resources. There was also improvement of access of water demand in terms source, quantity and trip time both for human and livestock. On the other hand, the watershed management use right transfer system was done more or less in a sustainable way. Local communities were also adopted SWC measures on private plot as a result of participation on watershed management. Finally, recommendations were given in the context of the study area | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/11422 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Watershed Management | en_US |
| dc.title | Watershed Management in Dodota District, Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |