Factors influencing adoption of soil and water conservation practices in the northwest Ethiopian highlands

Factors influencing adoption of soil and water conservation practices in the northwest Ethiopian highlands

Soil erosion has long been a problem in the Ethiopian highlands in general and Dembecha district in particular. The objective of this study was to identify factors influencing adoption of soil and water conservation practices. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from primary and se...

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Main Authors:	Agere Belachew, Wuletaw Mekuria, Kavitha Nachimuthu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-03-01
Series:	International Soil and Water Conservation Research
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095633920300058

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