Effectiveness of Gully Erosion Control Measures in Edo State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the effectiveness of Gully Erosion Control Measures in Edo State, Nigeria. The objectives are to investigate erosion prone areas in Edo State; the measure(s) were adopted to control gully erosion in the area and the effectiveness of the adopted measures across the study area. The research adopted questionnaire administration and direct field observation as methodological approach. It was observed that control measures put in place in the study area include mechanical methods of back filling, sand bagging, construction of channels and construction of speed breakers. The biological control methods in use are trees and crop planting. These control measures as observed during the fieldwork are partly successful as pointed out by respondents in their respective zones. Therefore, there is an urgent need to address this emerging looming disaster in the State. Subject AreasEdaphology

Response to Tragedy: An Ethnography of Gully Erosion Threats in Three Communities in Edo State, Southern Nigeria

“…WMFC is an open channel covering over 15 km traversing the three LGAs in the city. On the other hand, QEFGES which started developing in the 1990s after the construction of the Benin-Asaba highway, covers a total land area of 59,250,099m 2 with a perimeter of 2,219m, making the smallest of the three sites (Osayande et al, 2019;Osayande, 2017;Eseigbe and Gbakeji, 2014;Okoli, 2014;Ehiorobo and Ogirigbo, 2013;Aderemi and Iyamu, 2013).…”