Factors influencing effective delivery of extension services on soil and water conservation practices in Western Amhara Region, Ethiopia
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Date
2020
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AJOL
Abstract
The study was conducted in Western Amhara Region of Ethiopia to determine the linkage between
personal, socio-economic and institutional characteristics and effectiveness of delivery of
extension services on Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) practices among smallholder farmers.
Data were collected using questionnaire survey and checklist from nine kebeles and 383 randomly
selected farmers. The study found that effectiveness of extension service delivery on SWC practices
in the study area largely depends on the farmers’ personal, socio-economic and institutional
characteristics. Therefore, the study concludes that demand-driven extension service delivery
is more effective when farmers’ personal, socio-economic and institutional characteristics are
addressed and policies and legal frameworks are in place to guide the extension service delivery.
The study draws a number of policy and research implications including the development of policies
and strategies that the Amhara National Regional State should approve for addressing personal,
socio-economic and institutional variables of farmers as a means for effective delivery of extension
services on SWC practices in the study area and areas with similar conditions.
Description
Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences (2020) Vol. 19 No. 2, pp. 227-237
Keywords
Extension service delivery, Effectiveness, Soil-water conservation practices