Characterizing soils and the enduring nature of land uses around the Lake Chamo Basin in South-West Ethiopia

Table 2 Agricultural production of common crops in CSB

S/No	Major crops growing in Arba Minch Zuria and Dherashe Woredas	Cultivated land in hectare/2012	Annual production in quintals/2012	Ave. productivity/hectare/quintals
1	Banana	3550	976,250	275
2	Mango	226	62,376	276
3	Lemmon	5	450	90
4	Moringa leaf (as a cabbage)	1500	240,000	160
5	Tomatoes	110	11,000	100
6	Onion	166	19,200	115
7	Sweet potatoes	2050	328,000	160
8	Cassava	165	26,400	160
9	Taro	130	20,800	160
10	Cotton	2500	40,000	16
11	Maize	10,360	455,840	44
12	Sorghum	1550	34,100	22
13	Teff	2305	27,660	12
14	Haricot bean	275	3575	13

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