Assessment of the Effectiveness of Biophysical Soil and Water Conservation Structures: A Case Study of Offa Woreda, Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia

Table 10

Farmers’ acceptance and adoption of SWC structures.

Indicators of acceptance and adoption	Percentage (%)
	Yes (%)	No (%)
Indicators of acceptance
(a) Can the recently introduced SWC design effectively prevent 52.5 G and 5% soil erosion?	52.5	47.5
(b) Do you think the new SWC structure has the potential to increase land productivity?	57.5	42.5
Indicators of adoption
(a) Do you plan to keep the structure that has been built?	68.7	31.3
(b) Do you plan to introduce a new structure in an area that you have not dealt with currently?	42.5	57.5
(c) Do you think maintaining SWC is the responsibility of farmers?	86.3	13.7
(d) Should farmers pay to build and maintain SWCs on their farms?	27.5	72.5