Are soil conservation technologies “win-win?” A case study of Anjeni in the north-western Ethiopian highlands

Kassie, Menale; Köhlin, Gunnar; Bluffstone, Randall; Holden, Stein T.

doi:10.1111/j.1477-8947.2011.01379.x

Cited by 37 publications

(23 citation statements)

References 36 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…However, a more specific conceptual framework that explains this relationship was not found. Much SWC-related research in Ethiopia is fragmented, focusing on biophysical [18][19][20] and economic returns [21][22][23] of project-based SWC structures. Hence, a more contextual conceptual framework is developed based on the collective action literature, SWC-related empirical evidence in Ethiopia, objectives of the CBWM program, and farmers' expected outcomes of the program.…”

Section: Conceptual Framework Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing Farmers’ Willingness to Participate in Campaign-Based Watershed Management: Experiences from Boset District, Ethiopia

2018

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study assessed farmers' perceptions of the outcomes of the Campaign-Based Watershed Management (CBWM) program in Ethiopia, and how this influences their willingness to participate in the program. Key informant interviews, a household survey, and the Google Earth Engine were used to collect and analyze the relevant data. Results show that farmers' perceived outcomes of the CBWM program hardly motivated them to participate in the program. Particularly, farmers were not motivated by the physical effects of the program, because of the limited direct benefits to individual households, and destruction of previously developed micro-watersheds by frequent runoff and human and animal disturbances. Similarly, farmers were not motivated by the economic effects of the program, because of the limitations/absence of benefit-sharing mechanisms and resultant conflicts among farmers. The only motivating outcome of the program concerned its effect on personal capacities, which was particularly appreciated in localities that were vulnerable to erosion. The results of the study suggest the need to (1) better integrate actions at watershed level to come to effective water runoff control, (2) enhance the participation of all local actors to come to more effective area closure initiatives with transparent benefit-sharing mechanisms, and (3) give much more emphasis to capacity building as a cross-cutting component in the program. Hence, in order to enhance the willingness of farmers to genuinely participate in the CBWM, the program should adopt a more participatory and integrated approach.

show abstract

Section: Conceptual Framework Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing Farmers’ Willingness to Participate in Campaign-Based Watershed Management: Experiences from Boset District, Ethiopia

2018

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Previous empirical works (e.g. Kassie et al, 2011;Olarinde et al, 2011;Emily and Tadesse, 2012) have studied the impact of single land management practices on productivity or yield and by implication on food security. The limited studies on the impact of agricultural technologies/practices (physical conservation structures, improved seeds, crop biodiversity) on production risk mitigation also focused on single technology adoption analysis (Kim and Chavas, 2003;Kassie et al, 2008;Di Falco and Chavas, 2009;Cavatassi et al, 2011;Kato et al, 2011;Di Falco and Veronesi, 2014).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Production Risks and Food Security under Alternative Technology Choices in Malawi: Application of a Multinomial Endogenous Switching Regression

Kassie¹,

Teklewold²,

Marenya³

et al. 2014

J Agricultural Economics

Self Cite

189

186

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Employing nationally representative data, we investigate the impact of Sustainable Intensification Practices (SIPs) on farm households’ food security, downside risk and the cost of risk in Malawi. The analysis relies on a flexible moment‐based specification of a stochastic production function in a multinomial endogenous switching regression framework to correct for the selection bias stemming both from observed and unobserved heterogeneity. A quantile moment approach is used to estimate the cost of risk. After controlling for the effects of unobserved heterogeneity and several observable variables on maize production and downside risk functions, estimation results show that the adoption of SIPs increases food security and reduces downside risk exposure and the cost of risk. We estimate greater food security and larger reduction in downside risk from simultaneous adoption of both crop diversification (maize–legume intercropping and rotations) and minimum tillage, suggesting that there are complementary benefits from these practices. We find most of the cost of risk comes from exposure to downside risk. Our findings imply that in dealing with production risks development agents should encourage the adoption of agronomic and resource‐management practices along with other risk mitigation and food security improving strategies.

show abstract

“…Soil erosion is recognized as one of the most serious causes of soil degradation in Ethiopia [34,15,16,35] and hence in highland areas of the country the crop yield and soil fertility levels are extremely low [36]. Continued soil erosion seriously threatens peoples' livelihoods, especially in highland parts of the country, where arable land is a very scarce resource [37].…”

Section: Soil Erosion In Ethiopiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Soil erosion is one of the major causes of soil degradation along with soil compaction, low organic matter, loss of soil structure, poor internal drainage, salinization, and soil acidity problems [15][16][17]. Soil erosion is a physical process that causes land and soil degradation, and refers to the displacement of soil particles by water, wind and/or forces associated with farming activities such as tillage that eventually results in reduction in soil productivity due to physical loss of topsoil, reduction in rooting depth, removal of plant nutrients, and loss of water.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Soil Erosion in Ethiopia

Tsegaye¹

2019

Int J Agric Sc Food Technol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Land degradation is one of a serious agricultural problem that posed severe threat to food production and the livelihood of peoples in Ethiopia. It resulted in high economic loss and threat in natural environment. The country loses about $106 million annually through soil and nutrient loss. Soil degradation is the one and the major form of land degradation that have been stayed for long period as the bottlenecks of the country's economy and human wellbeing. The economic loss soil degradation in the form of soil erosion and nutrient depletion only from the highlands of the country is about10-11% of agricultural gross domestic products. Soil erosion is one of the major causes of soil degradation in the country. The annual soil loss rate on average is about 42 tones/ha for croplands, and up to 300 tones/ha in extreme cases. The average total soil loss of the country is estimated as 12 ton/ha/year, which varied based on land cover types. Ethiopia historically passed signifi cant dynamics in land use/land cover since long ago to date. Land use and land cover changes and degradation are increasing at alarming rate generally throughout the country. The change in land use types played a signifi cant role in this increased rate of soil erosion in Ethiopia. Cultivated lands showed continuously increasing trend at the expense of forest and grasslands. The rapidly increasing population has led to a declining availability of cultivable land and a very high rate of soil erosion. The objective of this review paper is to view the effect of Land Use-Land Cover change in soil erosion in Ethiopia

show abstract

Are soil conservation technologies “win-win?” A case study of Anjeni in the north-western Ethiopian highlands

Cited by 37 publications

References 36 publications

Assessing Farmers’ Willingness to Participate in Campaign-Based Watershed Management: Experiences from Boset District, Ethiopia

Assessing Farmers’ Willingness to Participate in Campaign-Based Watershed Management: Experiences from Boset District, Ethiopia

Production Risks and Food Security under Alternative Technology Choices in Malawi: Application of a Multinomial Endogenous Switching Regression

Effect of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Soil Erosion in Ethiopia

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About