Food and feed production strategies for Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands

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dc.creatorTedla, A.
dc.creatorAsamenew, G.
dc.date1993
dc.date2014-10-31T06:09:23Z
dc.date2014-10-31T06:09:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:52:24Z
dc.descriptionSince 1986 the Joint Vertisol Project (JVP) which involved a number of national and international research and Development institutions in Ethiopia gave high priority to developing alternative management practices for increased and sustainable food and feed production in highland vertisols. The JVP chose the highland areas because Ethiopian smallholders are already using draught animal technology and the availability of large vertisol areas. Research led to the Development of a broadbed maker (BBM) by connecting two traditional of-drawn mareshas. With the use of BBM a ploughed land can be shaped in the form of broadbed and furrows (BBFs) to improve drainage of excess water from vertisols. Drained seed bed opens up opportunities for alternative cropping systems. These alternatives were conceptualised in hypothetical model. This paper presents the results of the cropping systems tested on few drained vertisols as envisaged in the same model.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/50558
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/135714
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Board for Soil Research and Management
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.subjecthighlands
dc.subjectfood production
dc.subjectfeed production
dc.subjectvertisols
dc.subjectcropping systems
dc.subjectdrainage
dc.subjectwheats
dc.subjectstraw
dc.subjectsupplementary irrigation
dc.subjectyields
dc.subjectnutritive value
dc.subjectmodels
dc.titleFood and feed production strategies for Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands
dc.typeConference Paper

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