Effects of Conservation Agriculture and Conventional Tillage on the Soil Physicochemical Properties and Household Income in Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Characterizing the agroecology, land management, and land uses of Derashe and Arba Minch Zuriya districts.

Characteristics	Derashe	Arba Minch Zuriya
Major crops	Maize, teff, sorghum, pulses [37]	Maize, fruits, root crops, teff, pulses [37]
Elevations (m. a.s.l.)	1250–2300 [30]	1250–2600 [30]
Average annual rainfall (mm)	952.1 [33]	892 [31]
Temperature (°C)	15.1–27.5 [37]	16–37 [38]
Land management	Conservation agriculture [35]	Conventional tillage
Agroecology		Highland, 13.79%; mid-altitude, 51.72; low-land, 34.49% [38]