Landscape position and watershed management are the major factors that affect soil quality. A new paper in JEQ linked the effectiveness of campaign-based community watershed management interventions in improving soil quality across the landscapes. The bottom landscape positions under well-managed watersheds exhibited superior soil quality compared to the top positions within the same well-managed watershed setting. Conversely, the middle landscape positions under the poorly managed watersheds displayed significantly diminished soil quality. Campaign-based community watershed management is instrumental in attaining sustainable development goals (SDGs) such as sustainable agriculture (SDG 2) and land degradation reduction (SDG 15). Farmers must adopt watershed management interventions to mitigate the risk of rainfall-induced soil nutrient depletion. However, to ensure sustainable agricultural practices and long-term environmental resilience, it is recommended to synergize these efforts with multipurpose biological measures, organic amendments, and continuous monitoring of the social, economic, and climate change aspects. Subscribers can read the full paper here: ?https://lnkd.in/gPU49Dy2 Hailu Kendie Addis Simegnew Tamir Endalew shigdaf mekuriaw gedefaw beyene Tilaye Teklewold Deneke Almaz Giziew
Associate Professor/ Program Director /CAWEE-Ethiopia/
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