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Potential-Analysis of Biochar Systems for Improved Soil and Nutrient Management in Ethiopian Agriculture
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Executive Summary
Abstract
Soils are one of the most valuable resources on
earth and are one of the most important foundation
of food security. Particularly in tropical and
subtropical Africa, soils are affected by degradation,
which has a negative impact on agricultural
production. The arable and pasture land of the
Ethiopian highlands form the basis for the livelihood
of a large part of the population, though being one of
the most degraded areas in the world. More efforts
must therefore be made to stop the progressive soil
degradation and, where possible, to reverse it.
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Executive Summary
Sponsorship
This work was made possible through the generous financial support of the German Federal
Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the Bundesanstalt für
Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR, The German Federal Institute for Geosciences and
Natural Resources). We thank the Soil Fertility Improvement Directorate of Ethiopia’s Ministry of
Agriculture and Natural Resources (MOANR), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Ethiopia country office, Jimma University, Cornell University, and
Biochar Europe UG for the excellent support and encouragement during the preparation of this
report. We also express our special gratitude to Andreas Möller and Anja Volk from BGR and to
Tefera Solomon and Kassaye Tilahun from the Soil Fertility Improvement Directorate of Ethiopia’s
MOANR for their leadership, guidance and support without whom this work would not have been
possible.
Date Issued
2017-09Publisher
BGR- Germany
Subject
socio-economic scenarios; Ethiopia; Climate smart biochar systems; biomass resource assessment; soil fertility improvement
Type
report