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

Table 6

Response to the view of the respondents on the physical and socioeconomic factors that hinder farmers from conserving their agricultural land.

Perceived factors hindering conservation practices	Kebele			Percentage of farmers (%)
	W/Dekeya (%)	Wareza (%)	Yakima (%)
Lack of capital	34.56	34.28	34.21	34.36
Policy-related problem	20.98	20	21.05	20.98
Physical features of the plot of land	16.04	17.14	15.78	16.29
Heavy rainfall	14.81	14.28	14.47	14.53
Effectiveness of off-farm activities	13.58	14.28	14.47	14.09
Total	38	30	32	100