Optimizing soil fertility gradients in the Enset (Ensete ventricosum) systems of the Ethiopian highlands: Trade-offs and local innovations
Ensete ventricosum is a perennial, security crop that feeds about 13 million people in Ethiopia. It is grown in the homesteads, covering about 18% of the farm, in mixture with Coffee, kale, and other vegetables. The recent shift from enset to cereals and continual soil fertility decline in the outfi...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
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2007
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/37360 |
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