Soil and water conservation in Tigray (Northern Ethiopia): The traditional daget technique and its integration with introduced techniques

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 199-208

  Nyssen, J ^a   Haile, Mitiku ^b   Moeyersons, J ^c   Poesen, J ^a,d   Deckers, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Makallè University College   (Ethiopia)

^c ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^d FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Grass strip; Highlands; Lynchet; Soil conservation techniques; Stone bund; Tigray; Water conservation techniques

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; METHODOLOGY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0033942612     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-145X(200005/06)11:3<199::AID-LDR376>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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