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| | Article Name : | | Farmers’ Awareness about Land Degradation and
their Attitude towards Land Management Practice
in Gozman district, North west Ethiopia | Author Name : | | ZELALEM YEKOYE ALEMAYEHU | Publisher : | | Bridge Center | Article URL : | | | Abstract : | | The main objective of this study is to assess the awareness level
of farmers ‘about the cause and consequence as well as response to
land degradation. It also examined the determinant variables which
affect farmers’ awareness and response to land degradation in
Gozamin district, Amhara region. The basic data used in this
empirical study obtained from a survey of 130 sample household
through questionnaire, interview & FGD. Descriptive statistics
together with Chi-square test were used to analyze the data.
98% of the respondents were aware about the existing land
degradation problem & the major causes as identified by the
respondents were over cultivation (90%), soil erosion (89%),
deforestation and overgrazing (82%).on the other hand, reduction of
agricultural crop yield (90%), livestock product reduction (83%),
landlessness (73%) and poverty & dependency (72%) were recognized
as the principal consequences of land degradation.
Contour plowing (90%), terracing (84%), making water way
(67%), crop rotation, tree Planting (62%), enclosure of grazing land
(60%),mulching with the addition of compost(53%),agro forestry
(50%),mixed cropping and tree planting were the different land
management practice in the study area.
The chi square test of the data indicated that there is a
significant association between farmers’ awareness and response with the impact of demographic and socio-economic characteristics on land
degradation and management practices.
Based on this, there is positively and significantly association
with age, literacy status, farm size and house hold income. However,
house hold size did indicate significant association with the awareness
of land degradation. Regarding to farmers’ response to application of
different management measures, the test showed that there is positive
and significant association between age, household size, literacy status
and family income with land management practices but not with farm
size.
Based on the finding of this empirical study at household level,
all concerned bodies such as governmental ,NGOs’ and the farmers
should give emphases for those factors which critically affecting the
existing land resource and the management practices that should be
taken by raising the awareness level of farmers through formal and
informal training. | Keywords : | | Awareness, land, degradation, management practice,
North West Ethiopia |
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