Farmers in Ethiopia have experimented with nitrogen-fixing leguminous plants in order to increase their crop yields. The grain yield results were comparable or even better than the plants receiving ...

ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A comprehensive digital map charting soil fertility in Ethiopia is proving an important tool in tackling the country’s low farm productivity, a challenge ...

Ethiopia has about 78 million hectare of arable land. However, only 13 million of it is currently under cultivation. Moreover, even the already existing husbandry is not that much productive due to ...

- Through enhanced soil health and improved crop varieties, farmers in southern Ethiopia have achieved a two-fold increase in productivity of chickpea. - Improved food processing and preparation ...

Land health scientist , Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) Healthy soils are vital to human survival. They play a pivotal role in feeding global populations ...