Project

Climate-smart soil management to combat land degradation and enhance soil, water and crop productivity in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Code

01W03224

Duration

01 October 2024 → 30 September 2029

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Wim Cornelis

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Natural resource management
- Soil physics

Keywords

Conservation tillage sustainable land management soil and water conservation soil health water productivity crop productivity

Project description

The Ethiopian government has largely invested in construction of soil and water conservation structures (SCS) in the past decades. Yet, runoff and soil loss is still high, while crop yields remain low. The study aims to investigate whether integration of innovative tillage with SCS can lead to improved soil-water regime, reduced failure of SCS, enhanced yield and their increased adoption.