Impacts of Soil and Water Management Measures on Crop Production and Farm Income of Rural Households in the Damota Area Districts, Southern Ethiopia
Improving crop productivity and farm income of rural households and ensuring food security through soil and water conservation (SWC) measures are one of the integral parts of sustainable livelihood approaches. The study aims to assess the impact of soil and water conservation measures on improving t...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2021-01-01
|
| Series: | International Journal of Agronomy |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5526713 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832561388888784896 |
|---|---|
| author | Mamush Masha Teshome Yirgu Mulugeta Debele |
| author_facet | Mamush Masha Teshome Yirgu Mulugeta Debele |
| author_sort | Mamush Masha |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Improving crop productivity and farm income of rural households and ensuring food security through soil and water conservation (SWC) measures are one of the integral parts of sustainable livelihood approaches. The study aims to assess the impact of soil and water conservation measures on improving the rural livelihoods, which is measured in terms of annual crop production and farm income of rural households in the Damota area districts. The data was collected from 378 households (209 adopters and 169 nonadopters of SWC measures) using survey questionnaires, which were randomly chosen by using multistage sampling techniques. Descriptive and inferential statistics with propensity score matching (PSM) method were used to analyze the collected data. The propensity score matching method was used to assess the impacts of soil and water conservation measures by controlling unobserved heterogeneity and were matched with balanced observable characteristics. The result showed that the mean value of wheat production of adopter households was higher (654 kilograms per hectare) than that of nonadopters (496 kilograms per hectare). Similarly, the mean values of farm income of adopter households were higher (17372.67 Ethiopian Birr per year) than those of nonadopter households (13883.22 Ethiopian Birr per year). The result indicated that both crop production and annual farm income were more pronounced when farmers implemented sustainable soil and water conservation measures on their farming lands. This suggests that all rural households need to focus on the large-scale adoption, integration, and maintenances of damaged structures for better agricultural outcomes. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-d60db236d56f4dc8b0a5fa94906885ff |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1687-8159 1687-8167 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2021-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | International Journal of Agronomy |
| spelling | doaj-art-d60db236d56f4dc8b0a5fa94906885ff2025-02-03T01:25:11ZengWileyInternational Journal of Agronomy1687-81591687-81672021-01-01202110.1155/2021/55267135526713Impacts of Soil and Water Management Measures on Crop Production and Farm Income of Rural Households in the Damota Area Districts, Southern EthiopiaMamush Masha0Teshome Yirgu1Mulugeta Debele2Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Arba Minch University, P.O. Box 21, Arba Minch, EthiopiaDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, Arba Minch University, P.O. Box 21, Arba Minch, EthiopiaDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, Arba Minch University, P.O. Box 21, Arba Minch, EthiopiaImproving crop productivity and farm income of rural households and ensuring food security through soil and water conservation (SWC) measures are one of the integral parts of sustainable livelihood approaches. The study aims to assess the impact of soil and water conservation measures on improving the rural livelihoods, which is measured in terms of annual crop production and farm income of rural households in the Damota area districts. The data was collected from 378 households (209 adopters and 169 nonadopters of SWC measures) using survey questionnaires, which were randomly chosen by using multistage sampling techniques. Descriptive and inferential statistics with propensity score matching (PSM) method were used to analyze the collected data. The propensity score matching method was used to assess the impacts of soil and water conservation measures by controlling unobserved heterogeneity and were matched with balanced observable characteristics. The result showed that the mean value of wheat production of adopter households was higher (654 kilograms per hectare) than that of nonadopters (496 kilograms per hectare). Similarly, the mean values of farm income of adopter households were higher (17372.67 Ethiopian Birr per year) than those of nonadopter households (13883.22 Ethiopian Birr per year). The result indicated that both crop production and annual farm income were more pronounced when farmers implemented sustainable soil and water conservation measures on their farming lands. This suggests that all rural households need to focus on the large-scale adoption, integration, and maintenances of damaged structures for better agricultural outcomes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5526713 |
| spellingShingle | Mamush Masha Teshome Yirgu Mulugeta Debele Impacts of Soil and Water Management Measures on Crop Production and Farm Income of Rural Households in the Damota Area Districts, Southern Ethiopia International Journal of Agronomy |
| title | Impacts of Soil and Water Management Measures on Crop Production and Farm Income of Rural Households in the Damota Area Districts, Southern Ethiopia |
| title_full | Impacts of Soil and Water Management Measures on Crop Production and Farm Income of Rural Households in the Damota Area Districts, Southern Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Impacts of Soil and Water Management Measures on Crop Production and Farm Income of Rural Households in the Damota Area Districts, Southern Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impacts of Soil and Water Management Measures on Crop Production and Farm Income of Rural Households in the Damota Area Districts, Southern Ethiopia |
| title_short | Impacts of Soil and Water Management Measures on Crop Production and Farm Income of Rural Households in the Damota Area Districts, Southern Ethiopia |
| title_sort | impacts of soil and water management measures on crop production and farm income of rural households in the damota area districts southern ethiopia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5526713 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT mamushmasha impactsofsoilandwatermanagementmeasuresoncropproductionandfarmincomeofruralhouseholdsinthedamotaareadistrictssouthernethiopia AT teshomeyirgu impactsofsoilandwatermanagementmeasuresoncropproductionandfarmincomeofruralhouseholdsinthedamotaareadistrictssouthernethiopia AT mulugetadebele impactsofsoilandwatermanagementmeasuresoncropproductionandfarmincomeofruralhouseholdsinthedamotaareadistrictssouthernethiopia |