Historical and supplemental documents are available below. Compared with any other age group, preschool aged children and schoolaged children are the most exposed. Soil erosion is the most dangerous ecological process observed in ethiopia, degrading the precious soil resources which are the basis of agricultural production and food for the countrys people and which provide numerous other ecosystem services. Thesis paper on farmers perception on the role of vg for swc. A weak ochric a horizon has more organic matter but still le s than i percent. Hundreds of soil survey field projects have been carried out over the years. Soil degradation is the main reason for the continued poor agricultural productivity in subsaharan africa ssa 1 with degraded agricultural. Establish in 2005 with a business objective of providing geotechnical, soil and material testing laboratory, drilling and mineral exploration services. The study is based on a detailed survey of 300 households and 1,010 plots owned by these households in three watersheds.
Composite soil samples were collected in x design square plot with length of 15 m x 15 m. The objective of this study was to investigate how farmers perceive the severity of soil erosion in the upper blue nile basin. The article shows results of an international and interdisciplinary project with the title rainfall and its erosivity in ethiopia. Most of the saltaffected soils in middle awash valley have high silt content. The article contains information about the traditional soil conservation practices, the reasons for intervention with traditional soil conservation technologies, the historical background of instutionalized soil conservation activities, the. Status of selected physicochemical properties of soils under. Soils and land use in the tigray highlands northern ethiopia. The effects of land use land cover change on hydrological. Soil fertility mapping and fertilizer recommendation in. Pdf land capability classification and suitability. The reports are also available at federal depository libraries. Soil and water conservation in ethiopia springerlink. Box 395, nekemte, ethiopia 2haramaya university, school of natural resources management and environmental. Mapping soil moisture in ethiopia using remote sensing techniques.
Ethiopia ethiopia description of cropping systems, climate, and soils in ethiopia by dr. The objective of this paper is to elaborate on soil surveys in view of land evaluation, with emphasis on how soil surveys can meet the information demand for land evaluation. Title page abstract introduction conclusions references tables figures j i j i back close full screen esc printerfriendly version interactive discussion abstract soil erosion is the main driver of land degradation in ethiopia, and in the whole region of east africa. Geological survey of ethiopia gse was set up in 1968 as a department within the ministry of mines mm, and became the ethiopian institute of geological surveyseigs in 1984, an autonomous federal government agency accountable to mm. These soils are formed from volcanic material and, with proper management, have medium to high potential for rainfed agriculture. The purpose of this study was to estimate and map mean annual soil loss rates in the gedalas watershed of the blue nile basin, northeastern ethiopia. Past efforts at soil and water conservation swc did not bring about significant results, mainly because of the top. By modifying these practices to sitespecific soil needs, these changes are likely to impact the crop. Ethiopia establishes a soil information service based on. Soil fertility characterization in vertisols of southern. In ethiopia, vertisols are widely and intensively utilized soil types covering 11% or 12. Since then, regional geologic mapping, regional geophysical mapping land gravity and airborne magnetic and radiometric, and regional geochemical mapping have been conducted and administered. Soil maps are even more effective and productive for natural resources evaluation.
Land resources and socioeconomic report of bonga, boginda. Nrcs improves soils data for growing customer base pdf. Nrcs has soil maps and data available online for more than 95 percent of the. The article contains information about the traditional soil conservation practices, the reasons for intervention with traditional soil conservation technologies, the historical background of instutionalized soil conservation activities, the institutional. Due to travel restrictions and personal health concerns from the covid19 pandemic, the conference will be virtual with links provided through registration. The soil resource of the ethiopia was studied at a scale of. Soil erosion mapping and severity analysis based on rusle. There are few studies showing the burden of intestinal schistosomiasis, and soiltransmitted helminthiasis among preschool aged children. Abbreviations and acronyms afsis africa soil information service agss agricultural sample survey ethiopia capi computerassisted personal interviewing cr compass and rope area measurement, also referred to as traversing csa central statistical agency of ethiopia dsm digital soil mapping ea enumeration area fao food and agriculture organization of the united. Influence of different land use types and soil depths on. Provisional soil association map of ethiopia food and. About geological survey of ethiopia geological survey of.
Land use change is one of the responsible factor for changing the hydrological process of watershed by altering the magnitudeof surface runoff, aquifer recharge and river flows. Tesfaye fantaye ethiopia, situated in the horn of africa, has a population of nearly 90 million and a surface area of 1. Intestinal schistosomiasis and soiltransmitted helminthiasis are the major public health problems globally. Soil surveyor at ethiopian agricultural transformation. The land and soil experimental research laser 20, was conducted as a joint collaboration with the world bank lsms team, the central statistical agency of ethiopia csa and the world agroforestry center icraf in an effort to improve the quality of agricultural data, particularly with respect to land area and soil fertility measurements in ethiopia. The right fertilizer for ethiopias soils in ethiopia, farmers are likely to benefit from the new soil maps which will help improve their land management practices on which their livelihoods depend. The relationship between ece and soil texture showed that as silt content increases salinity directly increases also. Degraded soils are also the major constraints to agricultural production. Land capability classification and suitability assessment for.
Agriculture has been the mainstay of ethiopian economy. Excellent aerial maps of ethiopia were completed in 1966 and are avail able in segments from the. By modifying these practices to sitespecific soil needs, these changes are. Pdf little has been studied on genesis and properties of soils in. Web soil survey wss provides soil data and information produced by the national cooperative soil survey. Metu district abstract land degradation is one of the major challenges in agricultural production in many parts of the world, especially in developing nations like ethiopia. Household survey, focus group discussions and field observations were also conducted to assess farmers perceptions on the impact of soil and water conservation structures swc on soil degradation. How to use a soil survey basic information on utilizing a soil survey. Soil erosion is a significant problem in the ethiopian highlands. The links between soil properties and smartphone imagery were investigated for 273 samples in the halaba area of southwest ethiopia.
The effect of eucalyptus on crop productivity, and soil properties in the koga watershed, western amhara region, ethiopia a thesis presented to the faculty of the graduate school of cornell university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of masters of professional studies by tilashwork chanie alemie may 2009. Status of selected physicochemical properties of soils. The first type is composed of euritic nitosols and andosols and is found on portions of the western and eastern highlands. Most of these reports are countybased, have been converted to pdf, and are available from links below. In addition, the later field survey approach will help to generate biophysical map of the continued. Mapping soil moisture in ethiopia using remote sensing.
Socioeconomic report of bonga, boginda, mankira and the surrounding areas ewnhs 3 i. Soil and water conservation swc practices provide multiple onsite and offsite benefits. One of the major constraints to crop production faced by smallholder subsistence. Farmers perception on the role of vetiver grass in soil and water cons ervation in south western ethiopia. Cgiar to contribute soil monitoring systems to a new africa agricultural monitoring network. Soil loss in ethiopia due to water erosion is a serious economic and environmental problem. Status of selected physicochemical properties of soils under different land use systems of western oromia, ethiopia achalu chimdi1, heluf gebrekidan2, kibebew kibret2, abi tadesse2 1wollega university, p. Soil map is one of the basic tools for planning any agricultural development. Soil erosion by water constitutes a threat to the maintenance of the subsistence living of the ethiopian rural population. This paper reports results of fieldscale soil erosion assessment that employed a survey methodology for rills and was conducted over two wet seasons the years 2000 and 2001 at two sites, kechemo and erene, located in the upstream and downstream reaches of the chemoga watershed, northwestern highland ethiopia. Both ethiopia and the great lakes region indicated that retention of crop residues on the soil was a barrier, while limited opportunities to maintain and build soil organic matter were reported for west and east africa.
Geochemical and isotopic study of dofanfentale geothermal prospect geological survey of ethiopia asfaw teclu p. Soil surveyor at ethiopian agricultural transformation agency. The aim of this was to explore the possibility of using a smartphonebased system to estimate soil properties in the field, without the need for sampling and laboratory analysis. Apr 29, 2016 this map shows how soil moisture in ethiopia, averaged from april 1 to april 14, 2016, differed from conditions one year earlier. Geological survey of ethiopia gse was set up in 1968 as a department within the ministry of mines mm, and became the ethiopian institute of geological surveyseigs in 1984, an autonomous federal government agency accountable to. Radon soil geochemical survey had been conducted in ethiopia in 2011 for the first time in the dubti geothermal prospect in collaboration with the german geological survey bgr. The ethiopian governments agricultural transformation agency has just launched the soil health and fertility ethiopian soil information system based on the soil health surveillance methods developed by the africa soil information service, which is hosted by the cgiar. Water induced soil erosion is the most prevailing form of land resources deterioration in the highlands of ethiopia, where huge amount of fertile soil is being lost annually. Characterizing soils and the enduring nature of land uses around. It is a detailed report compiled by the usda natural resources conservation service in cooperation with agricultural experiment stations, state soil and water conservation committees, and local soil and. Farmers knowledge of soil fertility and local management.
Soil and water conservation in ethiopia hurni h, berhe wa, chadhokar p, daniel d, gete z, grunder m, kassaye g. Characterization and classification of soils of abobo area, western. It is operated by the usda natural resources conservation service nrcs and provides access to the largest natural resource information system in the world. A field survey and soil morphological description and laboratory analysis were carried out to describe. Moreover, remote sensing and geographical information systems gis have added different.
May 17, 2019 water induced soil erosion is the most prevailing form of land resources deterioration in the highlands of ethiopia, where huge amount of fertile soil is being lost annually. The survey technique was a free survey which follows random. The world soil map was published in 1970s by fao and unesco at a resolution of 1. Soil landscape relationships in the basaltdominated. The map is based on data from nasas soil moisture active passive smap satellite, which can estimate soil moisture in the surface layerthe top 5 centimeters of the ground. The soils of ethiopia can be classified into five principal types. How to use a published soil survey each published soil survey is a comprehensive report on the soil resources of a given county, or parish. The estimation was carried out by using rusle model coupled with local.
Impact of physical soil and water conservation structure on. Land degradation is a major concern in ethiopia since it leads to declining agricultural productivity, poverty and food insecurity. Survey data on factors that constrain the adoption of soil. Jan 30, 2020 the land and soil experimental research laser 20, was conducted as a joint collaboration with the world bank lsms team, the central statistical agency of ethiopia csa and the world agroforestry center icraf in an effort to improve the quality of agricultural data, particularly with respect to land area and soil fertility measurements in ethiopia. In the last two decades, various soil and water conservation interventions had been introduced in to different parts of ethiopia. The ethiopian agricultural transformation agency the agency or ata is an initiative of the government of ethiopia goe which was established by federal regulation in january 2011. The project is lead by conservation international with the council for scientific and industrial research in south africa and the earth institute, columbia university. In the table below, clicking on a survey area that is listed as current takes you to the web soil survey. The effects of land use land cover change on hydrological process of gilgel gibe, omo gibe basin, ethiopia wakjira takalaa, tameneadugnaphd b, dawudtamam. Most of these reports are countybased, have been converted to pdf, and are available from. Construction of soil conservation structures for improvement.
With this background cascape has initiated the soil survey, characterization and mapping work in 30 highland woredas considered. Farmers knowledge of soil fertility and local management strategies in tigray, ethiopia1 introduction1 the importance of local knowledge soil fertility is declining in many parts of subsaharan africa ssa stoorvogel et al. Soil legacy reports fao soils portal food and agriculture. The ethiopian soil information system ethiosis project has covered 748 woredas and 62 confluence points, and gathered hundreds of thousands of soil samples from the entire country to develop 22 different soil property maps and fertilizer recommendations for each region. Construction of soil conservation structures for improvement of crops and soil productivity in the southern ethiopia abay ayalew email.
The southern regional cooperative soil survey conference starts at 9 a. Printed soil survey reports were the main source of soils information from 1899 to 2005. Soil degradation is one of the crucial issues in mountainous areas of ethiopia which needs efforts to reduce it. Influence of different land use types and soil depths on selected soil properties related to soil fertility in warandhab area, horo guduru wallaga zone, oromiya, ethiopia. For ethiopia and the great lakes region, micronutrient deficiencies were also reported as part of the top five limiting factors, while low available water holding capacity was noted for west and east africa. Essp outcome note 06 september 2015 the right fertilizer for. Fy2018 projects with over 2,200 projects completed in fy2018, the soil science division updated over 86 million acres of soil information. The agricultural transformation agency ata in addis ababa, ethiopia is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a soil surveyor background. In addition, the later field survey approach will help to generate biophysical map of the. Assessment of soil erosion in cultivated fields using a.
Estimating soil properties from smartphone imagery in ethiopia. Usda phased out the printing of reports after making web soil survey the official source. Overview more systematic geoscience mapping in the country was started since the establishment of the geological survey of ethiopia gse in 1968. The guidelines for development agents on soil conservation in ethiopia has been in use for 30 years.