Economic and environmental rehabilitation through soil and water conservation, the case of Tigray in northern Ethiopia

G Gebremeskel, TG Gebremicael, A Girmay - Journal of Arid Environments, 2018 - Elsevier
The natural resources in the semi-arid area of Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have been
exploited for years. This has caused severe land degradation, which in turn led to recurrent …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and constraints of conservation agriculture adoption in smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa: A review

T Araya, TE Ochsner, PNS Mnkeni… - International Soil and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Common farming practices in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) such as intensive and repeated
tillage, complete crop residue removal, and biomass burning create risks of soil degradation …

Adoption and farm-level impact of conservation agriculture in Central Ethiopia

W Tsegaye, R LaRovere, G Mwabu… - Environment, Development …, 2017 - Springer
Soil erosion and degradation is an important agro-ecological challenge in the highlands of
Ethiopia. Conservation agriculture (CA) has a long time been identified as one of the key …

[HTML][HTML] Adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAPs) in Ethiopia

A Abegaz, W Abera, S Jaquet, L Tamene - Climate Risk Management, 2024 - Elsevier
To ensure climate-resilient food and other production systems, countries must adapt to and
mitigate the effects of climate-change. Adopting climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAPs) …

Smallholders′ Conservation Agriculture Adoption Decision in Arba Minch and Derashe Districts of Southwestern Ethiopia

LT Lejissa, FS Wakjira, AA Tanga… - Applied and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines smallholder farmers' conservation agriculture (CA) adoption decisions
from a soil management perspective in two semiarid areas of southwestern Ethiopia. The …

Restoring cropland productivity and profitability in northern Ethiopian drylands after nine years of resource-conserving agriculture

T Araya, J Nyssen, B Govaerts, F Baudron… - Experimental …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Long-term in situ soil and water conservation experiments are rare in sub-Saharan Africa,
particularly in Eastern Africa. A long-term experiment was conducted (2005–2013) on a …

Impacts of organizational arrangements on conservation agriculture: insights from interpretive structural modeling in Iran

S Latifi, M Hauser, H Raheli… - … and Sustainable Food …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Conservation agriculture (CA) has been promoted worldwide as an approach to sustainable
resource management and better productivity. Promotion and adoption of CA in Iran have …

The role of conservation agriculture for soil quality improvement: A review

D Abera, B Beshir, FM Liben - Ethiopian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2020 - ajol.info
Ethiopia experiences a very high soil loss of 40–130 t ha-1 year-1 from croplands that costs
the country about 1.0-1.5 million tons loss of grain production per year. Founded on its three …

The Cradles of Adoption: Perspectives from Conservation Agriculture in Ethiopia

SA Belay, TT Assefa, AY Yimam, PVV Prasad… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several technologies have been provided to farmers to increase production under the
rainfed systems of Ethiopia. However, much attention has been focused on drought …

[PDF][PDF] A Review on Success and Failures of Conservation Agriculture Practices in Ethiopia

TM Adugna, DA Cherie - International Journal of …, 2021 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Agribusiness possesses a key position for the Ethiopian economy, which contributes inside
a single year 85% of business of the country's populace, 95% of arrive beneath …