Soil erosion has long been a problem in the Ethiopian highlands in general and Dembecha district in particular. The objective of this study was to identify factors influencing adoption of soil and water conservation p...
Accelerated soil erosion by water is a critical problem in Ethiopia,where population is rapidly growing and extensive farming systems are very common with no or less preventive measures.The study aimed to evaluate eff...
The runoff coefficient (RC) is the ratio between the runoff and rainfall amounts and is scale dependent, which is due in part to the heterogeneity of watershed characteristics. This study quantified the spatial scale ...
Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) structures have been constructed on cultivated land for nearly 40 years to reduce soil loss and improve crop yields and people's livelihoods in the Ethiopian highlands. However, the s...
supported by the Centre for Development and Environment,and the Institute of Geography,both at the University of Bern;the Water and Land Resource Centre,Ethiopia;the International Foundation for Science(research grant agreement number NO.C/5838-1).
In the Ethiopian Highlands,soil and water conservation practices are of utmost importance to conserve eroded soil and combat soil loss.This study provides detailed results on on-site sediment deposition and net soil l...
Soil erosion by water is a severe and continuous ecological problem in the north-western Highlands of Ethiopia.Limited perception of farmers to practice soil and water conservation(SWC)technologies is one of the major...