The two years on-farm tillage research during the 1999 and 2000 cropping seasons in Ethiopian highland Vertisol area demonstrated the importance of adapting cultural practices into participatory trials. The minimum tillage package could be an effective intervention for soil conservation due to th...
Astatke, A.
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Mamo, T.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Diedhiou, M.
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[Participatory on-farm conservation tillage trial in the Ethiopian highland Vertisols: The impact of potassium application on crop yields]
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Participatory on-farm conservation tillage trial in the Ethiopian highland Vertisols: The impact of potassium application on crop yields
Land degradation is one of the major problems related to low productivity in Ethiopia. Vertisols are potential agricultural lands but are underutilized due to waterlogging during the rainy season and are prone to soil erosion due to the traditional practices of planting crops at the end of the ra...
Astatke, A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed Saleem, M.A.
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Erkossa, Teklu
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[Technical and economic performance of animal-drawn implements for minimum tillage: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia]
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Technical and economic performance of animal-drawn implements for minimum tillage: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia
Farmer participatory tillage trials were conducted in a highland Vertisol area of Ethiopia during the 1999 and 2000 cropping seasons. This participatory initiative clearly demonstrated that incorporating farmers’ knowledge, ideas and preferences could improve the wheat production package. A tradi...
Astatke, A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Tanner, D.
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[Participatory conservation tillage research: An experience with minimum tillage on an Ethiopian highland Vertisol]
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Participatory conservation tillage research: An experience with minimum tillage on an Ethiopian highland Vertisol
In Ethiopia, Vertisols which are affected by water logging during the rainy season due to its physical and chemical characteristics are potential agricultural lands but are prone to soil erosion. The soil erosion rates of the cultivated Vertisols are accelerated due to the traditional practices o...
Astatke, A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed Saleem, M.A.
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Erkossa, Teklu
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[Development and testing of low-cost animal drawn minimum tillage implements: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia]
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Development and testing of low-cost animal drawn minimum tillage implements: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia
This paper discusses the traditional management of vertisols and land-use types the broadbed maker (BBM) and its evolution; Maresha - a traditional plough; additional attachements to the BBM for improving tillage efficiency and resource conservation; the land-use intensification opportunities; an...
Astatke, A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[Low-cost animal drawn implements for Vertisol management and strategies for land use intensification]
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Low-cost animal drawn implements for Vertisol management and strategies for land use intensification
Astatke, A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Performance of minimum tillage with animal drawn implements on Vertisols in Ethiopia]
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Performance of minimum tillage with animal drawn implements on Vertisols in Ethiopia
Draught animals have been used in Ethiopia since the third millennium B.C. It has been confined to land preparation and seed covering using the traditional implement 'maresha', pulled mainly by a pair of oxen under a ridged neck yoke. Even though research to replace the 'maresha' and to develop m...
This chapter discusses the traditional tillage implement and the alternative tillage implements using animal power in Vertisol management. Among the topics of discussion are land shaping equipment; the ridge and furrow system; minimum tillage with BBM attachments; animal drawn scoops; pond excava...