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Table 1 Farmer's perceptions of causes of soil erosion. N = 48 farmers.

From: Locating farmer-based knowledge and vested interests in natural resource management: the interface of ethnopedology, land tenure and gender in soil erosion management in the Manupali watershed, Philippines

Causes

Percent reporting

Rolling/sloping topography

30.23

Continuous/heavy rain

18.60

Continuous cultivation

18.60

Use of tractors

13.95

Deforestation

11.62

Hard/compact soil

2.30

Lack of run-off canal

2.30

Farmer laziness

2.30