Background A radical transformation of the world food system is needed to meet the UN
sustainable development goals and ensure food security, whilst maintaining the health of …

In Ethiopia, smallholder farmers are responsible for most food production. Though yield
levels in grain crops have improved greatly over the years, they are still much lower than …

Compost application is a promising approach to improve soil fertility and the sustainability of
plant production, but different types of compost may vary in their efficiency. A field …

Legume-based crop diversification is recommended to enhancing yields as well as
agroecosystem functions and services. However, the effect of legume inclusion with optimal …

Nitrogen has becoming the most limiting nutrient in the northern highlands of Ethiopia due to
continuous cropping with application of limited external inputs. To improve soil nutrient …

The blanket NP fertilizer recommendation over the past five decades in Ethiopia did not
result in a significant increment of crop productivity. The main lack of success was highly …

Agroforestry tree species play an important role in improving soil fertility. Though studies
have confirmed that different species show different potentials to improve soil fertility, it is …

Establishing model based balanced nutrient requirements for barley (Hordeum spp.) in the
northern Ethiopia can solve the fertilizer recommendation problems and enhance crop yield …

The productivity of the faba bean has declined in Ethiopia, owing to poor management
practices, such as blanket fertilisation. In 2018, a field experiment was conducted in a Nitisol …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) depletion is a threat for the present and future agricultural
production in Ethiopia. Hence, investigation of the influence of land management and …