Review Article
Soil and Water Conservation Nexus Agricultural Productivity in Ethiopia
Table 1
Effects of soil and water conservation measures on different parameters.
| Soil and water conservation measures | Soil moisture (%) | Effectiveness (%) | Grain yield (t ha−1 yr−1) | Sediment trapping (kg m−1 yr−1) | Source | Soil loss | Runoff |
| Fanya juu | 22.65 | | | 5.28 | 30.00 | [17] | Soil bund | 22.94 | | | 5.17 | 56.65 | Fanya juu + grass | 25.2 | | | 5.56 | 44.01 | Graded stone bund | 11.36 | — | — | — | — | [18] | Soil bund with trench | 18.5 | | | | | [18] | Stone bund | 16.2 | | | | | [19] | Stone faced soil bund | 42.8 | | | | | [20] | Graded soil bund | — | 28 | 47 | — | — | [21] | Graded fanya juu | — | 67.6 | 33.2 | — | — | [17] | Soil bund | — | 35.5 | 17.2 | — | — | [22] | Stone terraces | — | 80 | 34.2 | — | — | [23] |
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