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

Table 11

The main constraints for farmers to apply SWC structures on their farmland.

Major factors	Kebele
	W/Dekeya (%)	Wareza (%)	Yakima (%)	Percentage (%)
Small size of agricultural land	45.7	50	47.36	47.57
SWC requires too much labor	16	14.28	14.47	14.97
Farm income condition	9.87	10	10.52	10.13
Lack of knowledge	8.64	8.57	9.21	8.81
Farm experience	8.64	7.14	7.89	7.92
Insecurity of land tenure	4.93	5.71	5.26	5.28
Do not think that erosion is a serious problem	0	0	0	0
Others	6.17	4.28	5.26	5.28
Total	100	100	100	100