ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ON SOIL CONSERVATION IN CASE OF ADOLA KURA KEBELE, HULA WOREDA, SOUTH SIDAMA ZONE, SIDAMA REGION, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The study was conducted in Hula woreda Adolakura kebele on the assessment of community participation on soil conservation. The overall objective of study was the assess the assessment of community participation on soil conservation. ln this study primary and secondary data were used; primary data were obtained or gathered through personal observation, Secondary data were obtained from different written materials, published and unpublished source and different books. The total number of households of Adolakura kebele were 450 from this sample size determined by (10%) of the total study which are 82 household, this is done by simple random sampling techniques to give equal chances to all respondents to be selected and minimize biases by every 82 respondents. The data was collected using questionnaire from sampled household and personal observation. The collected data was analyzed qualitatively by using statements and quantitatively by table, frequencies and percentage, presented and interpreted. Soil erosion has its own impact on the environment as well as the countries socio-economic performance. It resulted in agricultural productivity, loss of nutrients and degradation of physical structure which led to shortage of food. Soil erosion is caused by cultivation on steep slopes clearing vegetation overgrazing. According to the respondent, there is soil conservation in the study area and they practice both biological and physical methods of soil's conservation. While practice conservation measure communities were hindered by lack of conserving equipment, lack of incentive, lack of advanced technology and lack of awareness and aside recommended by the research creation awareness, provision of equipment, provision incentives by governs were strategies forwarded by the research to minimize the problem in the study area. The purpose of this study is to investigate the status of soil erosion and its consequence Adolakura kebele of the socio- economic, soil fertility and environment consequence of soil erosion in the study area.