Evaluation of adoption behavior of soil and water conservation practices in the Simein Mountain National Park, Highlands of Ethiopia

Figures & data

Figure 1. Map of study area.

Table 1. Type of livestock within the farming systems in study area

Type of livestock	Number of livestock	Minimum	Mean	Maximum
Horse	100	1	1.5	2
Cow	250	1	1	1
Oxen	300	1	2	3
Donkey	50	1	1	1
Goats	30	1	3	5
Sheep	1,500	2	16	30
Poultry	400	2	11	20
Others	2	1	2	3
Total	2,632		37.5

Figure 2. Trend of fertilizer use.

Table 2. Determinant factors that decreases the production of crops in the study area

Determinants	Significant impacts
Flooding	0.507 (0.603)
Ice	6.706 (0.002)***
Drought	1.276 (0.283)
Insects infestation	0.340 (0.713)
Wind force	1.761 (0.176)
Inflation	0.191 (0.826)
Population booming	0.704 (0.496)
Conflict	10.411 (0.0000)***
Shortage of land	10.442 (0.000)***
Shortage of grazing land	9.335 (0.000)***

Note: *** indicates it is statistically significant at 0.01, 0.05 and 0.1 level.

Table 3. Alternative means of increasing production and improving livelihoods

Determinants	Significant impacts
Timber	2.954 (0.056)
Medicinal value	4.135 (0.019)**
Water	6.101 (0.003)***
Ploughing land	22.726 (0.000)***
Cultivation of more land to increase production	5.236 (0.007)***
Choosing migration as a means to improve life style	2.405 (0.094)
Integration of animal and crops production	8.636 (0.000)***
Crop rotation	8.417 (0.000)***
Land renting	4.443 (0.014)**

Note: ** indicates it is statistically significant at 0.05 level.

*** indicates it is statistically significant at 0.01, 0.05 and 0.1 level.