The Adoption Of Social Conservation Structures In The Western Catchment Of Cherake River Southern Ethiopia

The Western Catchment of Cherake River is one of thernerosion prone areas in Ethiopia. Natural and human factorsrnin combination have caused considerable erosion damage to thernsoil resource in the area. In order to mitigate the severityrnof this problem, structural conservation measures have beenrnintr-oduced since 1985.. To e>:amine the adoption of thernconser-vati on structures, a sampl e of 200 plots vJ;ere randoml yrnselected and the owners of thes e plots were interviewed withrnreference to their respective sample plots.rnOf the nine independent variables considered for therne >:pl anati on of the adopti on of the conser-vati on structures,rnthe stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that thernat ti tude of f arme,..-s to,,"Jards the conser-vati on structures l'rnperception of soil erosion, and size oT +arm are the mostrnsignificant ..rnThe other factors that inflLlenced majority of farmers tornaccept the conservation structure are its efficiency atrncontrolling run off., reducing loss of soil and fertilizers.,rnand increase of yield in lower altitudinal zones. On therncontrary, inconveniences to the crosswise ploughing inrnsteeper slopes, habitation of moles in the conservationrnstrLlctures, and loss of cropland have caused some of thernfarmers to reject the conservation structures. Thesernshortcomings of the conservation structures are the majorrncauses for lack of maintenance of structures, development ofrnterraces, and efficient control of erosion.

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