Soil fertility management in semi-desert and arid climates: case study-kerkebet farm, Eritrea

Thirty-four soil samples were collected from Kerkebet farm, Eritrea, and analysed. The average soil organic matter (SOM) was 0.28%. The soil fertility can be improved through, among others, organic amendments, conservation agriculture, crop rotation, and use of adapted crop varieties. Resources in that area like Prosopis juliflora, municipal wastes and dam silt can be incorporated to the soil fertility management scheme.