Factors Influencing the Adoption of Introduced Soil Conservation Practices in Northwestern Ethiopia

Ethiopia is considered to be one of the least developed countries where agriculture had always played a central role in the country’s economy. Although agriculture has always been the mainstay of the economy, it is characterized by a very low or stagnant growth rate and a declining trend. This is mainly the result of the low productivity of the sector. The rapidly increasing population has led to a declining availability of cultivable land and a very high rate of soil erosion...

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Year of publication:	2003
Authors:	Abera Birhanu Demeke
Institutions:	Universität <Göttingen> / Department für Agrarökonomie und Rurale Entwicklung
Subject:	Landwirtschaft \| Bodenschutz \| Soil Protection

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK: THE INNOVATION-DIFFUSION THEORY
2.2 ADOPTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES
2.3 SOIL EROSION AND PREVIOUS CONSERVATION EFFORT IN ETHIOPIA
2.4 AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION, PROPERTY RIGHTS AND SOILCONSERVATION
2.5 THE ROLE OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN PROMOTING SOILCONSERVATION
2.6 LABOR RESOURCE AS A CRITICAL ELEMENT IN SOIL CONSERVATION
2.7 PREVIOUS EMPIRICAL STUDIES ON CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES
3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA
3.2 SAMPLING PROCEDURE, DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
3.3 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
4. SOCIOECONOMIC AND INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLDS
4.1 SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SAMPLE HOUSEHOLDS
4.2 INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SAMPLE HOUSEHOLDS
5. ASSESSMENT OF USE OF SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES
5.1 DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS
5.2 EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OFSOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES: LOGISTIC MODEL RESULTS ANDDISCUSSION
6. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
APPENDICES

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