Articles | Volume 10, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-637-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-637-2024
Original research article
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10 Sep 2024
Original research article |  | 10 Sep 2024

Gully rehabilitation in southern Ethiopia – value and impacts for farmers

Wolde Mekuria, Euan Phimister, Getahun Yakob, Desalegn Tegegne, Awdenegest Moges, Yitna Tesfaye, Dagmawi Melaku, Charlene Gerber, Paul D. Hallett, and Jo U. Smith

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In Ethiopia, we studied (a) the effectiveness of low-cost gully rehabilitation measures in reducing soil loss and upward expansion of gully heads and (b) how farmers and communities view gully interventions. The tested low-cost gully rehabilitation measures were effective in mitigating the upward expansion of gully heads and in reducing soil loss. Farmers also perceive success, but scaling-out can be constrained by diverse challenges.
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