Economic Outcome of Soil Conservation

Khat, qat, gat or Miraa Catha edulis, family Celastraceae, is a flowering plant native to tropical East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Khat contains the alkaloid called cathinone, an amphetamine-like stimulant which is said to cause excitement, loss of appetite, and euphoria. The result of production showed that most of the farmers are not producing high khat production. Therefore, development agents should corporately work with the farmers starting from how they add farming inputs like fertilizers. Agricultural development naturally takes place first on the best land. Whether at the scale of the individual farm or a whole country, the tendency is to use the best land first. When there is a need to increase agricultural production it is usually directed to maximizing production in the areas which have the best potential. All the problems of developing countries are present in the semiarid regions, but usually intensified by the low levels of production, which lead to little or no investment capacity on the farm, or low development of the infrastructure by government.