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Table 5 Technical and economic sustainability

From: Sustainability, institutional arrangement and challenges of community based climate smart practices in northwest Ethiopia

Dimension

Weight

Indicators

Scored

Expected (total)

%

Weight

Rated

Dimension  %

Technical

0.35

The SWC practices constructed with proper spacing and arrangement

1369

1915

0.663

0.117

0.0776

(.2349/.35)*100 = 67.1%

Easy for construction and suitable for plowing

1302

1915

0.68

0.117

0.0796

 

The structures are good fits for the local topography

1282

1915

0.67

0.116

0.0777

 

Economic

0.2

It has created alternative income source for the community

1429

1915

0.746

0.067

0.0500

(0.1514/0.2)*100 = 75.72

The SWC practices do not waste the faming land

1428

1915

0.746

0.067

0.0500

 

It has contribution for increasing crop yield

1494

1915

0.78

0.066

0.0515