Table 1: Impact of PSWC measures on soil moisture storage in the highlands of Ethiopia.
Type of PSWC |
Study site |
Age (year) |
Moisture Storage (%) |
Effectiveness (%) |
Reference |
|
|
|
|
with |
without |
Moisture Storage |
|
Graded stone bund |
Adaa Berga district West Shewa Zone |
6 |
19.6% |
17.6% |
11.36% |
Abay, et al. [28]
|
Soil bund with trench |
Anjeni watershed |
5 |
34.73% |
29.30% |
18.5% |
Mengistu, et al. [69] |
Stone bund |
Degua Temben district Northern Ethopia |
- |
10% |
8.6% |
16.2% |
Welemariam, et al. [68] |
Stone faced- soil bund |
Guba-Lafto Woreda |
3 |
34.95% |
24.48% |
42.8% |
Asnake and Elias [29] |
Soil bund |
Arsi Negelle District |
4 |
0.417 |
0.38 |
9.8% |
Husen, et al. [107] |
Stone bund |
Gumara-Maksegnit watershed |
5 |
24.49% |
22.88% |
7% |
Alemayehu, et al. [30] |