| Station Overview | |
| Location | 37°38’ E / 6°56’ N. Region: Sidamo; 16 km WNW of Sodo |
| Altitudinal | 1982 – 2103 m asl |
| Catchment size | Hydrological catchment: 166.8 ha, thereof: 72.8 ha in the treated sub-catchment and 94 ha in the untreated sub-catchment. Topographical catchment: 169.1 ha, thereof: 77.6 ha in the treated sub-catchment and 91.5 ha in the untreated sub-catchment |
| Climate | According to Thornthwaite: humid Mean annual temperature: 18.8 °C Mean annual rainfall: 1341 mm Length of growing period: 284 days |
| Geology | Trapp series of Tertiary volcanic eruptions; ignimbrites, rhyolites, trachites, and tuffs |
| Soils | Mainly Nitosols and Acrisols, few Phaeozems and Fluvisols |
| Soil degradation status | Medium degradation. Soil fertility restricted by phosphorus and nitrogen deficiency |
| Agro-ecological classification | Wet Weyna Dega |
| Farming system | Rainfed, subsistence-oriented farming system with ox-ploughing; Ensete and coffee as perennial crops |
| Main crops | Belg: maize and chilli pepper Kremt: tef and sweet potatoes |
| Climax vegetation | Broadleaf forest. Dominant trees are Cordia abyssinica, Croton macrostachus and Podocarpus gracilior |
| Population density (catchment) | 1983: 490 inhabitants per km2 1987: 570 inhabitants per km2 |
| Mean size of landholdings | 1987: 0.5 ha per farm (estimation on the basis of the catchment; some families own land outside the catchment border too) |
| Livestock holdings (catchment) | 1983: mean total herd size per family: 3 animals, thereof: 0.4 oxen |
| Station established in | March 1981 |