Adoption Intensity Of Soil And Water Conservation Technologies: A Case Of South Western Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorTurinawe, Alice
dc.contributor.authorDrake, Lars
dc.contributor.authorMugisha, Johnny
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-23T18:16:59Z
dc.date.available2022-02-23T18:16:59Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractImportant signs of agricultural land quality deterioration are apparent in many countries, including declining yields and a switch to crops that demand fewer nutrients. This is despite efforts to curb land degradation rates through the years, including the attempt to promote use of soil and water conservation (SWC) technologies. This study was done in Kabale district in the South Western highlands of Uganda. Data analysis was done using cross-sectional data from 338 households. A Tobit model was used to identify the factors that influence intensity of adoption of different SWC technologies at parcel level. Results indicate that higher proportions of individual parcels having SWC technologies are associated with availability of labor, education level, and age of the household head, access to SWC related training, more tropical livestock units, neighboring parcels having SWC technologies on them, high fertility levels, location of the parcel, and expected access to parcels in a given period of time. Large size of operated land and long distances from parcels to the homesteads are associated with lower adoption intensity. The importance of each of these aspects varies depending on technologies of focus. Measures to improve the quality of training and extension services have been recommended. In addition, improvement of physical infrastructure such as roads and institutional infrastructure such as tenure security enhancement has been recommended.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTurinawe, A., Drake, L., & Mugisha, J. (2015). Adoption intensity of soil and water conservation technologies: a case of South Western Uganda. Environment, development and sustainability, 17(4), 711-730.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-014-9570-5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2294
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEnvironment, development and sustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectSoil and water conservation technologies; Adoption intensity; Uganda; Tobiten_US
dc.titleAdoption Intensity Of Soil And Water Conservation Technologies: A Case Of South Western Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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