Abstract
IntroductionSoil erosion is the major environmental problem in Ethiopia. In response to this problem, the country has been in continuous struggle to adopt land management practices. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the determinants of farmers’ adoption of land management practice in the Gelana sub-watershed, Northern highlands of Ethiopia.MethodsThe data was collected from 176 randomly selected farming households using a survey questionnaire and was analyzed using multinomial logit model (MNL).ResultsThe results showed that education, family size, slope of the plot, tenure security, training, access to farm credit and extension service positively and significantly affect adoption of land management practices while age has a negative and significant influence on adoption.ConclusionsThe findings suggest that improving farmers’ education status and increase the availability of credit to reduce poverty and increase income would enhance the adoption of land management practices.
Highlights
Soil erosion is the major environmental problem in Ethiopia
Results of the multinomial logit (MNL) analysis revealed that adoption of stone bund and chemical fertilizer was influenced by several variables
The age of the farm household was negatively and significantly influenced adoption of stone bund and chemical fertilizer; implying that younger farmers had a higher probability of adopting the land management practices than the older farmers, probably due to younger farmers might have longer planning horizon and more flexible in deciding to adopt new ideas and technologies
Summary
Soil erosion is the major environmental problem in Ethiopia. In response to this problem, the country has been in continuous struggle to adopt land management practices. Agricultural land is a scarce resource in the highlands of Ethiopia. It constitutes the fundamental base of rural livelihoods. The living conditions of the rural poor in Ethiopian highlands have been worsening because of low agricultural productivity caused by increasing deterioration of the quality and quantity of agricultural land resources (Anley et al 2007). Recurrent drought, erratic rainfall, pests, land tenure insecurity, population pressure, soil erosion, overgrazing, deforestation, lack of efficient rural organizations and weak institutional support
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