An assessment was conducted in Shimbit, Fassilo and Hidar 11 sub-cities of Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia with the aim of understanding the household solid waste disposal rate, procedures and the effect of dumping site on nearby ...

Conservation Agriculture(CA) benefits include increased organic matter, improved water retention, improved soil fertility, reduced soil erosion, reduced weed infestation, increased crop productivity and others. It is a ...

Liming of acidic soil on smallholder farms is one of the major challenges to enhance crop yields in Ethiopian highlands. This may be attributed to the additional investment cost for liming. The study was carried out to ...

Soil and water conservation structures include all mechanical or structural measures that control the velocity of surface runoff and thus minimize soil erosion and retain water where it is needed. However, the impact of ...

Water hyacinth is free-floating aquatic weed, which has both negative and positive effects on environment and human beings. This research aimed on the investigation of the Energy production using anaerobic digestion and ...

Land degradation in the form of soil erosion is a major global issues as well as Ethiopian concern given the strong negative impacts on crop productivity. To overcome the problem the government and non-governmental ...

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is recognized as the most notorious invasive species over the world. Although its threats and effects are fully documented, its distribution is not yet understood, especially in ...

This study was conducted in Kecha watershed, which is one of the sub-watersheds of the Tana basin. There are different soil and water conservation (SWC) structures that are implemented in the watershed in the past years. ...

This study was conducted in Banja district, North western Ethiopia to estimate carbon stock potential of Dabkuli Forest and also to analyze its impact on climate change mitigation. Primary data were collected from the study ...