Assessment of Practices for Controlling Shallow Valley-Bottom Gullies in the Sub-Humid Ethiopian Highlands

Assessment of Practices for Controlling Shallow Valley-Bottom Gullies in the Sub-Humid Ethiopian Highlands

Rehabilitation of large valley bottom gullies in developing countries is hampered by high cost. Stopping head cuts at the time of initiation will prevent large gullies from forming and is affordable. However, research on practices to control shallow gully heads with local materials is limited. The o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Water (Basel) 2018-04, Vol.10 (4), p.389
Hauptverfasser: Addisie, Meseret, Langendoen, Eddy, Aynalem, Dessalew, Ayele, Getaneh, Tilahun, Seifu, Schmitter, Petra, Mekuria, Wolde, Moges, Mikael, Steenhuis, Tammo
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural economics
Agriculture
Analysis
Developing countries
Ethiopia
Farmers
Feeds
Gullies
Highlands
LDCs
Natural resources
Rehabilitation
Riprap
Sediments
Sediments (Geology)
Soil erosion
Vegetation
Watersheds
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Zusammenfassung:Rehabilitation of large valley bottom gullies in developing countries is hampered by high cost. Stopping head cuts at the time of initiation will prevent large gullies from forming and is affordable. However, research on practices to control shallow gully heads with local materials is limited. The objective of this research was therefore to identify cost-effective shallow gully head stabilization practices. The four-year study was conducted on 14 shallow gullies (
ISSN:2073-4441
2073-4441
DOI:10.3390/w10040389