scholarly journals Structural Soil and Water Conservation Practices in Farta District, North Western Ethiopia: An Investigation on Factors Influencing Continued Use

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 114 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Birhanu ◽  
D Meseret
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Soil And Water Conservation ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Continued Use ◽  
North Western ◽  
Western Ethiopia ◽  
Soil And Water

Factors influencing adoption and continued use of long-term soil and water conservation measures in five developing countries

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. de Graaff ◽  
A. Amsalu ◽  
F. Bodnár ◽  
A. Kessler ◽  
H. Posthumus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Soil And Water Conservation ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Conservation Measures ◽  
Continued Use ◽  
Soil And Water

scholarly journals Factors influencing adoption of sustainable soil and water conservation practices among smallholder farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 113-121
Author(s):  
Abigail Oluwatunmise Iyilade ◽  
Oluwasegun Ayodeji Alalade ◽  
Morenike Peju Longe ◽  
Agnes Olubunmi Alokan ◽  
Blessing Akinola-soji
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Soil And Water Conservation ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Soil And Water

The study examined the factors influencing the adoption of soil and water conservation practices (SWCPs) among smallholder farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 210 farmers. Farmers were surveyed for their adoption of eleven (11) SWCPs, and risk factors and costs of production. Poisson regression model was employed to estimate soil and water conservation practices adoption. Sex, access to credit, land acquisition, technical support, ownership of livestock, distance to input/market, marital status and formal trainings had a significant relationship with the number of soil and water conservation practices adopted by smallholder farmers (P ≤0.01). Some personal and demographic factors, institutional factors, as well as socio-economic factors have a significant relationship with soils and water conservation practices adopted by farmers. Agricultural policies should be geared towards helping smallholder farmers have access to extension service for frequent dissemination of agricultural technology as this will increase the rate of adoption of soil and water conservation practices. Keywords: Adoption, Soil and water conservation techniques; smallholder farmers, Kwara State

Nonpoint Source Pollution Control by Soil and Water Conservation Practices

1979 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 0834-0840 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael F. Walter ◽  
Tammo S. Steenhuis ◽  
Douglas A. Haith
Keyword(s):  
Nonpoint Source Pollution ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Nonpoint Source ◽  
Soil And Water Conservation ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Soil And Water

scholarly journals EXTERNALITIES, PROFIT, AND LAND STEWARDSHIP: CONFLICTING MOTIVES FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION ADOPTION AMONG ABSENTEE LANDOWNERS AND ON-FARM PRODUCERS

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
BENJAMIN H. TONG ◽  
TRACY A. BOYER ◽  
LARRY D. SANDERS
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Soil And Water Conservation ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Absentee Landowners ◽  
Conservation Adoption ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Soil And Water

AbstractThis research aimed to illicit nonfarming absentee landowners’ and producers’ preferences for the benefits and characteristics derived from conservation practices during adoption decisions using maximum difference scaling, also called the best-worst method. Both groups are found to rank and value the attributes and reasons for adoption of conservation practices differently at the 95% significance level. This difference between the two groups reinforced the importance of land tenure in decision making. This indicated the need for new extension educational efforts, research efforts, and economic incentives to reduce negative externalities that could be ameliorated from adoption of soil and water conservation practices.

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