Socioeconomic factors influencing adoption of stone bands as water harvesting and soil restauration technic in the micro-watersheds of the districts of Koumbia and Satiri in Western Burkina Faso

Innovative agricultural technics transfer to farmers in Burkina Faso is currently a concern. This study aimed to identify the factors and conditions affecting the adoption of stone bands as physical approaches of soil conservation and water harvesting technic at the agricultural plots level, in the communes of Koumbia and Satiri. 120 households, sampled using the stratify sampling methods in 9 villages were interviewed. Semi structured interviews supported by a forehand prepared question guide were conducted with individual with the household leaders. Socioeconomic data were collected with KoboToolBox software and analyzed using the Logit regression model. The results reveal that gender, age, schooling level, social status, land tenure, membership to farmers association and the number of assets in the household, positively affected the adoption of stone bunds in the two districts where the study was conducted. However, access to organic or mineral manure were found to be unfavorable to the adoption of stone band. With regard to these founding, it become evident for decision-makers to take into account the positive influencing factors, when promoting sustainable agricultural land management. Furthermore, raise awareness on the need for physical soil protection approaches must be applied for preventing degradation even when using organic or mineral fertilizers.