Soil degradation is a problem both in developed and developing countries. Its impact is of great concern to farmers that depend on rain fed agriculture. The objective of this research was to assess the role of enset in soil rehabilitation. Household survey and soil quality analysis were conducted to collect primary data from the fields. Soil laboratory analysis result revealed that enset field had significantly (p<0.05) higher level of TN (0.3%), OC (3.6%), Av. P (66.7ppm) and lower level of BD (1.2) than annual crop fields. This might be due to the materials added to the soil from the plant parts and organic farming (application of manure and domestic waste). Enset has highly degradable parts such as leaf midribs, pseudostem sheath, pseudostem core/ which are used to maintain soil fertility. Laboratory analysis of soil has shown that an average size of clay, silt and sand fraction under enset cultivation was 31.2%, 49.3% and 19.5%, respectively, while in the annual crop land the proportion of clay, silt and sand were 37.5%, 40.3% and 22.2%, respectively. The mean value of TN and OC were found to be greater in dega than the w/dega and dry w/dega zones of agro-ecology. The overall output from the research showed that enset has contribution in environmental rehabilitation.

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