Factors influencing adoption and continued use of long-term soil and water conservation measures in five developing countries |
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| Authors: | J de Graaff A Amsalu F Bodnr A Kessler H Posthumus A Tenge |
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| Institution: | aESW Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands;bAddis Ababa University, P.O. Box 150223, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;cAgro Eco Consultancy, P.O. Box 63, 6720 AB, Bennekom, The Netherlands;dCranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK 43 0AL, UK;eUniversity of Dodoma, P.O. Box 259, Dodoma, Tanzania |
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| Abstract: | Many regions in the world are affected by land degradation. Successive development projects have promoted a variety of soil and water conservation (SWC) measures to prevent further land degradation. However, these measures have seldom been adopted on a large scale. This paper deals with the adoption process of investments in SWC measures, and with the factors influencing adoption and continued use of these measures. After a theoretical introduction, whereby three phases in the adoption process are distinguished, it presents and compares some results of independent empirical research projects on adoption of SWC measures in five developing countries. Some general conclusions are drawn from these diverse research results. |
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| Keywords: | Adoption Continued use Soil and water conservation Developing countries |
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