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Integrated Water Shed Management: Challenges and Practices in Gorche Wareda, Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia.

Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study was conducted to examine the current status of integrated watershed management in relation to its structure and community participation on watershed development based activities, identify the major challenges, and evaluate its contribution to the livelihood of the rural households in Gorche woreda Sidama zone. The study employed descriptive survey design and followed cross sectional research method encompassing both qualitative and quantitative data. A total of 226 sample respondents were selected through systematic random sampling. The data were analyzed by using simple descriptive statistics such as percentages, frequency, tables and charts. Quantitative data were analyzed through interpretation and conceptual generalization. The findings of this study indicate that the study of watershed faced various social, economic, institutional and implementation problems that hinder the effective performances of watershed interventions and development program of which deforestation, overgrazing, continuous ploughs, less contact between agricultural experts and farmers are the major determinants. Furthermore, poor education status of the respondents and farmers lack awareness of carrying responsibilities is the other challenging factors for the implementation of IWM practices. For that reason, limited training and technical support of agricultural experts or DAs, poor planning and identification of problems, lack of proper follow-up, lack of organization, proper implementation problems, lack of coordination between farmers and DAs, lack of support from NGOs, limited use of proper management techniques for varying landscape, administrative problems and failure of the committee in mobilizing the community are the main institutional and implementation constraints in the study area. Therefore, the Woreda Agricultural and Rural Development Office and every concerned stakeholder should take into consideration the social, economic, institutional and implementation constraints affected the effective functioning of IWM program.
DOI: 10.20372/nadre:18735
Author: ASIREGID DERIBE
Language: English
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7082149339
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