Ethiopia: Cultivated Soil Fertility Key for Production, Productivity

Ethiopia has about 78 million hectare of arable land. However, only 13 million of it is currently under cultivation. Moreover, even the already existing husbandry is not that much productive due to various reasons including economic and awareness constraints of farmers in using modern technology and absence of proper land management system among others.

Although there are various measures that could be taken by the farmers and the experts, protecting soil fertility is the key one as it is the foundation to the growth of any plant. Improving the fertility of soil is a base to increase productivity and to get the expected benefit from the agricultural sector, said Prof. Fasil Kebede Ethiopian Soil Resource Institute Director General and Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resource (MoA) Minister Advisor.

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