Assessment of soil erosion processes and farmer perception of land conservation in Debre Mewi watershed near Lake Tana, Ethiopia

• Autorzy: Zegeye A. D. , Steenhuis T. S. , Blake R. W. , Kidnau S. , Collick A. S. , Dadgari F.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Erosion is of great concern in the Ethiopian highlands. The objective of this study was to determine the soil erosion rates under actual farming conditions by measuring the dimensions and number of rills in 15 agricultural fields in the Debre Mewi watershed near Lake Tana, and to understand farmers’ attitudes towards land conservation through personal interviews with one-third of the watershed households. The annual rill erosion rate was 8 to 32 t ha-1. Greatest rates of erosion occurred at planting early in the season but became negligible in August. Major factors influencing land conservation decisions were the demand of labor and lack of technical support for implementing new conservation measures from experts.

Słowa kluczowe

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soil erosion; soil loss; farmer perception; soil conservation; water conservation; erosion process; land conservation; Debre Mewi watershed; Lake Tana; Ethiopia; farming condition; data analysis; measurement; rill erosion

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: 10
• Numer: 2-4
• Opis fizyczny: p.297-306,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

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Zegeye A. D.

• Adet Agricultural Research Center, ARARI, P.O.Box 1326, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

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Steenhuis T. S.

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Blake R. W.

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Kidnau S.

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Collick A. S.

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Dadgari F.