The rehabilitation and restoration of land is a key strategy to recover services-goods and
resources-ecosystems offer to the humankind. This paper reviews key examples to …

This paper reviews Ethiopia's experience and research progress in past soil and water
conservation (SWC) efforts and suggests possible solutions for improvement. Although …

Soil erosion by water is one of the main causes of land degradation and reduced agricultural
productivity in Africa leading to an estimated annual loss in crop yield of 280 million tons. To …

Research results published regarding the impact of soil and water conservation practices in
the highland areas of Ethiopia have been inconsistent and scattered. In this paper, a …

The effects of soil bunds on runoff, losses of soil and nutrients, and crop yield are rarely
documented in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia. A field experiment was set up consisting of …

The purpose of the study is to map the spatial variation of major soil properties in
Bukkarayasamudrum mandal of Anantapur district, India using Random Forest model. The …

This study investigates the impact of different soil and water conservation (SWC)
technologies on the variance of crop production in Ethiopia to determine the risk implications …

Adaptive management on rainfed agricultural ecosystem is crucial to improve field
productivity and soil carbon sequestration under climate change, particularly in semiarid …

Land degradation and recurrent drought are the major threats to rain-fed agriculture in the
semi-arid Ethiopian highlands. Water harvesting has become a priority in the Tigray region …

Impact studies of catchment management in the developing world rarely include detailed
hydrological components. Here, changes in the hydrological response of a 200‐ha …