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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.Jabbar, M.A.Mohamed Saleem, M.A.Erkossa, Teklu[Technical and economic performance of animal-drawn implements for minimum tillage: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia]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.Jabbar, M.A.Tanner, D.[Participatory conservation tillage research: An experience with minimum tillage on an Ethiopian highland Vertisol]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.Jabbar, M.A.Mohamed Saleem, M.A.Erkossa, Teklu[Development and testing of low-cost animal drawn minimum tillage implements: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia]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.Jabbar, M.A.[Low-cost animal drawn implements for Vertisol management and strategies for land use intensification]Low-cost animal drawn implements for Vertisol management and strategies for land use intensification
Astatke, A.Jabbar, M.A.Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.[Performance of minimum tillage with animal drawn implements on Vertisols in Ethiopia]Performance of minimum tillage with animal drawn implements on Vertisols in Ethiopia

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