Majaliwa, Mwanjalolo Jackson-Gilbert,Tenywa Makooma, MosesNandozi, Carol,Barasa, Bernard,Azanga, EkakaAdekunle, Adewale2022-12-042022-12-042015Mwanjalolo Jackson-Gilbert, M., Makooma Moses, T., Rao, K. P., Musana, B., Bernard, F., Leblanc, B., ... & Adekunle, A. (2015). Soil fertility in relation to landscape position and land use/cover types: a case study of the Lake Kivu pilot learning site. Advances in Agriculture, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/752936http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/752936https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5797This study determined the change and distribution of land-uses/covers along the landscape, and evaluated the nutrient status of the top soil layer in the Lake Kivu Pilot Learning Site (LKPLS) benchmarked micro-catchments. Soil physical and chemical properties were quantified using triplicate soil samples collected from each land-use/cover at two depths (0–15 and 15–30 cm) in three LK PLS Learning Innovation Platform (IP) sites (Bufundi in Uganda, Mupfuni-Shanga in D.R. Congo, Gataraga in Rwanda). Small scale agriculture has increased in all the benchmarked micro-catchments at the expense of other land-uses/covers. In the settlement areas land-use/cover distribution along the landscape varied across sites and countries; the major one being eucalyptus wood lots, wetland, and perennials and annuals crops in Bufundi; annuals and perennials crops in Mupfuni-Shanga; and annuals crops in Gataraga. Perennial crops tended to occur at the footslope and valley bottoms, while the annuals occurred at the upper backslopes and summits. Available P and K were relatively higher and C/N ratio (7.28) was the lowest in Mupfuni Shanga. Annual crops had the lowest available P and N across site (𝑃 < 0.05).The key nutrients N, P and K were below the critical values for plant growth for Bufundi.enSoil FertilityLandscape PositionLand Use/Cover TypesLake Kivu Pilot Learning SiteArticle