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

Table 5

Farmer’s response to the practice of physical soil and water conservation structures.

Types of SWC structures	Kebele			Overall percent (%)
	W/Dekeya (%)	Wareza	Yakima (%)
Cultivation along the contour	41.9	41.9%	41.9	37.44
Stone bunding	24.69	21.4%	22.3	22.9
Leaving crop residues on the field	9.8	14.2%	11.8	11.89
Tree planting	8.67	10%	10.5	9.69
Grassed waterways	0	0%	0	0
Strip cropping	6.1	7.1%	9.2	7.48
Fallowing	0	1.4	1.3	0.8
Total	100	100%	100	100