Debie Ermias
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
Heliyon. 2021 Jan 13;7(1):e05958. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e05958. eCollection 2021 Jan.
Soil erosion by water is a critical problem in the northwest highland of Ethiopia. The limited decision of farmers to the combined use of soil conservation practices is one of the main accelerating factors to soil erosion by water. The study aimed to identify determinants influence farmers' decision to the combined use of vegetation stabilized terracing and composting under legume-cereal crop rotation on particular croplands in Tiwa watershed, northwest highlands of Ethiopia. The survey was conducted among randomly selected 155 household heads. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models were used to identify the determinants. Farmland ownership status, plot distance from home, soil fertility status, and technical fitness of terraces were major influential factors for farmers' decision to the combined use of vegetation stabilized terracing, compost, and legume-cereal crop rotation on a specific field. Therefore, to promote the combined use of soil conservation practices in the broad context, the policy should be recognized these institutional, technical, and plot-level factors influence farmers' decision to adopt over time.
水蚀土壤是埃塞俄比亚西北高地的一个关键问题。农民对土壤保持措施综合使用的有限决策是水蚀土壤的主要加速因素之一。该研究旨在确定影响农民在埃塞俄比亚西北高地蒂瓦流域特定农田的豆科作物 - 谷类作物轮作下联合使用植被稳定梯田和堆肥决策的决定因素。对随机挑选的155位户主进行了调查。使用描述性统计和逻辑回归模型来确定决定因素。农田所有权状况、地块离家的距离、土壤肥力状况以及梯田的技术适用性是农民决定在特定田地联合使用植被稳定梯田、堆肥和豆科作物 - 谷类作物轮作的主要影响因素。因此，为了在更广泛的背景下促进土壤保持措施的综合使用，政策应认识到这些制度、技术和地块层面的因素会随着时间的推移影响农民的采用决策。
