Impact of stone bunds on temporal and spatial variability of soil physical properties: A field study from northern Ethiopia

A Klik, C Schürz, S Strohmeier… - Land Degradation & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In the Ethiopian Highlands, stone bunds (SBs) are a common practice for soil and
water conservation, influencing runoff and erosion processes from sloped agricultural areas …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi community composition, richness and diversity on enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) in Ethiopia is influenced by manure …

G Garo, M Van Geel, F Eshetu, R Swennen, O Honnay… - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Aims In low-input agricultural systems, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play a role in
plant nutrition, protection and water use. Evaluating how agricultural practices affect the …

Rodent abundance, stone bund density and its effects on crop damage in the Tigray highlands, Ethiopia

Y Meheretu, V Sluydts, K Welegerima, H Bauer… - Crop protection, 2014 - Elsevier
In areas of subsistence agriculture, a variety of soil conservation methods have been
implemented in the last few decades to improve crop yields, however these can have …

Economic benefits of soil and water conservation measures at the sub-catchment scale in the northern Highlands of Ethiopia

HK Addis, A Abera, L Abebaw - Progress in physical …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Soil and water conservation (SWC) interventions are needed to control rainfall-driven
erosion, and profitability of SWC measures at the sub-catchment scale emerges as the …

Terrestrial carbon stocks following 15 years of integrated watershed management intervention in semi-arid Ethiopia

TA Gessesse, A Khamzina, G Gebresamuel… - Catena, 2020 - Elsevier
Our study investigated the total terrestrial stock of organic carbon and its controlling factors
in prevalent land‐use systems in semi-arid Ethiopia (610 mm of annual rainfall), as part of …

Participatory assessment of soil erosion severity and performance of mitigation measures using stakeholder workshops in Koga catchment, Ethiopia

W Jemberu, JEM Baartman, L Fleskens… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Farmers possess a wealth of knowledge regarding soil erosion and soil and water
conservation (SWC), and there is a great demand to access it. However, there has been little …

[HTML][HTML] Curve number calibration for measuring impacts of land management in sub-humid Ethiopia

H Assaye, J Nyssen, J Poesen, H Lemma… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Study Region We investigate the event runoff response in six sub-catchments in the
Lake Tana sub-basin, headwater of the Blue Nile basin, northwest Ethiopia. Steep and …

Implications of land management practices on selected ecosystem services in the agricultural landscapes of Ethiopia: a review

AA Biratu, B Bedadi, SG Gebrehiwot… - … Journal of River …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Human-induced land degradation and impairment of ecosystem services (ES) are among
the serious problems in Ethiopia due to excessive pressure on land and water resources …

Gully and soil and water conservation structure densities in semi‐arid northern Ethiopia over the last 80 years

E Guyassa, A Frankl, A Zenebe… - Earth Surface …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Gullies have been a common phenomenon in semi‐arid northern Ethiopia for the last
centuries. However, soil and water conservation (SWC) structures have been implemented …

Analysis of gaps and possible interventions for improving water productivity in crop livestock systems of Ethiopia

K Descheemaeker, T Amede, A Haileslassie… - Experimental …, 2011 - cambridge.org
Low crop and livestock productivities in the mixed farming systems of Ethiopia hamper
efforts to meet the increasing food demands from a stressed natural resource base …