Adoption of soil and water conservation technologies in the Rwizi catchment of south western Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMugonola, Basil
dc.contributor.authorDeckers, Josef
dc.contributor.authorPoesen, Jean
dc.contributor.authorIsabirye, Moses
dc.contributor.authorMathijs, Erik
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-02T06:49:10Z
dc.date.available2025-06-02T06:49:10Z
dc.date.issued2012-11-19
dc.description.abstractSoil and water conservation technologies, such as mulching, grass strips and retention ditches, have been promoted in many areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. However, technology adoption rates have remained unsatisfactory. In this study, a logit model was used to examine the adoption of soil and water conservation technologies in the Rwizi catchment of Uganda using cross-sectional survey data from 271 smallholder farmers. Findings revealed that the likelihood to adopt these conservation technologies by smallholder farmers is explained by land size, tropical livestock units, access to extension services, value of gross output, gender of the household head and location of the farmers. Our results further showed that the quadratic term in land size was significant and negative, highlighting an acreage threshold to adoption. In general, our findings underscore the importance of information access and landownership in adoption of soil and water conservation technologies in the Rwizi catchment of Uganda.
dc.identifier.citationBasil Mugonola, Josef Deckers, Jean Poesen, Moses Isabirye & Erik Mathijs (2013) Adoption of soil and water conservation technologies in the Rwizi catchment of south western Uganda, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 11:3, 264-281, DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2012.744906
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14735903.2012.744906
dc.identifier.issn1473-5903
dc.identifier.issn1747-762X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2012.744906
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/11817
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
dc.titleAdoption of soil and water conservation technologies in the Rwizi catchment of south western Uganda
dc.typejournal-article
oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.volume11
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