Soil erosion mapping and severity analysis based on RUSLE model and local perception in the Beshillo Catchment of the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Environmental Systems Research

Table 11 Farmers’ perceived causes for soil erosion (% of respondents)

Causes of soil erosion (%)^a	Weyna Dega	Dega	Wurch	Overall
Causes of soil erosion (%)^a	(N = 76)	(N = 194)	(N = 114)	(N = 384)
1. Erosive rains	79	89	77	82
2. Soils being erodible	17	13	19	16
3. Topography of the area	99	75	94	89
4. Decline in vegetation cover	100	100	100	100
5. Damaged conservation structures	89	77	73	80
6. Cultivation on steep slopes	30	23	34	29
7. Runoff from roadside drainage and culverts	5	35	23	21
8. Over grazing and impacts of cattle tracks	33	21	23	26