Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
15
Factors Affecting
Adoption of Soil and
Water Conservation
Production Systems in
Lesser-Scale Societies
Ted L. Napier and Corey Henry Cockerill
CONTENTS
15.1 Adoption of Conservation Production Systems:
Soil Degradation—A Global Problem .......................................................... 350
15.2 Soil Conservation Production Systems in Lesser-Scale Societies ................ 351
15.2.1 Facilitators and Barriers to Adoption ............................................... 354
15.3 Diffusion Model for Conservation Decision Making ................................... 355
15.3.1 Steps in the Diffusion Model ............................................................ 355
15.3.2 Diffusion Model Applied to Agricultural Pollution Abatement ....... 357
15.3.3 Adoption Studies in Lesser-Scale Societies ...................................... 360
15.3.4 Soil and Water Conservation Studies by Geographic Region .......... 361
15.3.4.1 Soil Conservation in the Tropics ........................................ 361
15.3.4.2 Soil Conservation in Africa ............................................... 363
15.3.4.3 Soil Conservation in Asia .................................................. 369
15.3.4.4 Soil Conservation in South and Central America .............. 374
15.4 Conclusions ................................................................................................... 378
References .............................................................................................................. 380
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