Local communities often have substantial knowledge related to trends in soil quality and the associated limiting factors. Despite this, soil quality (SQ) degradation is a critical problem in Ethiopia and there is little or insufficient scientific information documenting local community experience...
The decline of cooking banana production in parts of East Africa has been associated with a loss of soil fertility and increased pest pressure. Previous work indicated that the use of mineral fertilizers at recommended rates is not financially viable on plantations where pest pressure is high. Th...
Ssali, H.
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McIntyre, B.
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Gold, C.
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Kashaija, I.
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Kizito, F.
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[Effects of mulch and mineral fertilizer on crop, weevil and soil quality parameters in highland banana]
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Effects of mulch and mineral fertilizer on crop, weevil and soil quality parameters in highland banana
Degradation of crop and grazing lands is a pervasive problem that negatively impacts agricultural productivity and livelihoods of crop-livestock farmers in the Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia. Area enclosure together with a cut and carry livestock feeding system is often advocated as an approach for ...
Erkossa, Teklu
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Geleti, D.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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Laekemariam, F.
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Haileslassie, Amare
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[Restoration of grazing land to increase biomass production and improve soil properties in the Blue Nile Basin: effects of infiltration trenches and Chloris gayana reseeding]
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Restoration of grazing land to increase biomass production and improve soil properties in the Blue Nile Basin: effects of infiltration trenches and Chloris gayana reseeding
Adekunle, A.
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Peterson, S.
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Fatunbi, A.O.
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Chovwen, A.
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[Growing cassava commercially in Nigeria: a training manual]
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Growing cassava commercially in Nigeria: a training manual
Though soil quality (SQ) degradation is a serious challenge to national food security, little information is available that evaluate farmer SQ knowledge vis-à-vis scientific knowledge at catchment scale in Ethiopia. Scientific soil analysis is not an effective approach for SQ assessment in develo...
Brhane Tesfahunegn, Gebrayesus
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Tamene, Lulseged
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Vlek, Paul L.G.
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[Evaluation of soil quality identified by local farmers in Mai-Negus catchment, northern Ethiopia]
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Evaluation of soil quality identified by local farmers in Mai-Negus catchment, northern Ethiopia