Sustainable Agricultural Management of Land Using Technology for Soil and Water Conservation within the Central Rift Valley, Central Ethiopia

Table 8

Farmers’ opinions and attitudes regarding contemporary water and soil conservation techniques.

Items	Response options	Frequency	Percentage
Use modern soil and water conservation	Yes	158	47.6
	No	174	52.4
	Total	332	100
Attitudes to modern soil and water conservation	Positive	276	83.1
	Negative	56	16.9
	Undecided	—	—
	Total	332	100
Reason for a positive attitude towards modern soil and water conservation	Reduce soil erosion	264	79.5
	Do not create barriers for tillage and other farming management	18	5.4
	Improved land and soil production	36	10.8
	Reduce erosion caused by water	14	4.2
	Total	332	100