The Perception of Farmers on Soil Erosion and Conservation Measures in the Surrounding Areas of Lake Ziway, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Table 2

Participation in soil and water conservation activities.

Characteristics	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Participation in WM	Participated	121	86.5
	Not participated	19	13.5
Type of SWC structures	Not constructed	45	32.1
	Soil bund	59	42.1
	Stone bund	2	1.4
	Flood protection ditches	12	8.6
	Soil bund, flood protection, diversion	10	7.1
	Planting trees	3	2.1
	Soil bund and planting trees	9	6.4
Type of SWC trees	No tree found	30	21.4
	Faidherbia albida	16	11.4
	Leucaena leucocephala, Faidherbia albida, Azadirachta indica, and Schinus molle	49	35.0
	Faidherbia albida Euphorbia candelabrum Maytenus arbutifolia,Croton macrostachyus, Cordia Africana, Dovyalis abyssinica, and Celtis Africana	22	15.7
	Carica papaya, Mangifera indica, and Persea americana	3	2.1
	Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Faidherbia albida, Azadirachta indica, Euphorbia candelabrum, and Cupressus lusitanica	16	11.4
	Euphorbia candelabrum and Agave sisalana	4	2.9