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Conservation agriculture, including no-dig, crop-rotation and mulching methods, reduces water runoff and soil loss and boosts crop yield by as much as 122%, in Ethiopian trial

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Conservation agriculture enhances soil and water conservation and crop yield in the Ethiopian highlands

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Credit: Alemie et al., 2026, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Conservation agriculture, including no-dig, crop-rotation and mulching methods, reduces water runoff and soil loss and boosts crop yield by as much as 122%, in Ethiopian trial

Article URL: https://plos.io/4tvwcNF

Article title: Conservation agriculture enhances soil and water conservation and crop yield in the Ethiopian highlands

Author countries: Ethiopia

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

Journal

PLOS One

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0341622

Article Title

Conservation agriculture enhances soil and water conservation and crop yield in the Ethiopian highlands

Article Publication Date

25-Feb-2026

COI Statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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