Table 1 Description of land use types observed within Kersa sub-watershed in eastern Ethiopia
From: Soil quality evaluation under different land use types in Kersa sub-watershed, eastern Ethiopia
No | Land use | Description |
|---|---|---|
1 | Grazing | The land is used as communal grazing land for cattle and it is managed through a controlled system whereby livestock is confined in a stall and fed with a cut-and-carry system |
2 | Cultivated | This includes land used for the cultivation of crops under rain-fed conditions. The main cropping system is mixed cropping where khat (Catha edulis) is intercropped with sorghum. The only small amount of organic matter is returned to the soil, while almost no crop residue is returned to the soil due to its use for other purposes such as animal feed, fuelwood, source of cash, and construction material (e.g., sorghum) |
3 | Fallowing | This includes land that has been once under intensive cultivation but is now relieved, due probably for rehabilitation, since 2012 |