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Review on Effect of Integrated Soil and Water Conservation Measures on Soil Productivity, Soil Quality, Water Quality and Sustanable Soil Management Practice in Ethiopia

Authors(2) :-Damte Balcha Gadana, Bekele Tona Amenew

Several researchers indicated that severe soil erosion challenges exist in Ethiopia as a result of long-term human related activities and its erosion-prone land forms and climate. Anthropogenic forces that alter the physical landscape and Environmental degradation cause substantial soil erosion with gully formation which have adverse impact on soil fertility, productivity, soil and water quality and, sustainability; therefore necessitating soil and water conservation practices as important aspects of soil and water management planning. In this review we focused principally on the effect of integrated soil and water conservation practices on soil productivity, soil quality, and sustainable soil management and how to mitigate them. The results established by various researchers showed a SWC increase the soil moisture, fertility of soil which maintains soil quality and productivity in Ethiopia by decreasing soil erosion and which cause soil degradation. The increment of soil fertility increases the sustainability of livelihood food security and income. Sustainable agriculture is a balance between social, environmental and economic priorities. The balance secured with production of sufficient amount of food with affordable price and also with keeping the quality of the food. The review revealed the effect of SWC both on-site and off-site effects on land and also on water bodies thereby increased its quality. The objective of the paper is to review on soil and water conservation measures increase soil productivity, soil quality, and sustainable soil management in Ethiopia.

Authors and Affiliations

Damte Balcha Gadana
Department of Plant Sciences, Wolita Sodo University-Dawro Tarcha Campus, Ethiopia
Bekele Tona Amenew
Department of Natural Resource Management, WOLITA Sodo University –Dawro Tarcha campus,Ethiopia

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Published in : Volume 5 | Issue 1 | January-February 2021
Date of Publication : 2021-01-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 01-14
Manuscript Number : IJSRCE204663
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

ISSN : 2456-6667

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Damte Balcha Gadana, Bekele Tona Amenew, "Review on Effect of Integrated Soil and Water Conservation Measures on Soil Productivity, Soil Quality, Water Quality and Sustanable Soil Management Practice in Ethiopia", International Journal of Scientific Research in Civil Engineering (IJSRCE), ISSN : 2456-6667, Volume 5, Issue 1, pp.01-14, January-February.2021
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