| ID: | 62695 |
|---|---|
| Country: | Ethiopia |
| Title: | Ethiopia - Indigenous Tree Species Restoration, Climate Change Adaptation and Indigenous Livelihood Enhancement Project November 2018 |
| Description: |
Ethiopia, December 2018, Gamo tribe in Chencha District, Dozo, Dambo Kebele Chencha- Guggie Indigenous Tree Species Restoration, Local Climate Change Adaptation and Indigenous Livelihood Enhancement Project Year: 2011- 2013 Drone shot of the demonstration farm. In the middle of the model farm some Anka trees can be seen. The project beneficiaries own the land communally (600 households) about 0.5ha in size. It’s in this land that they’ve planted the indigenous trees from the Climate change project. The Anka indigenous tree has been planted in various points in the farm as its leaves are used to fertilize the soil and also mixed with animal manure to create compost that’s used in the farm. The Anka is known to also have noddle like roots that help in water retention providing further benefits to the land. A number of other indigenous trees are planted around the farm including; Borto, Koso and Etsa which were the main indigenous trees selected by beneficiaries of the project as essential for the environment but also good for their land. A demonstration farm has been set up on this communal land to train farmers on various agriculture techniques. However, the yields have been low as the soil fertility in the farm was low. After the indigenous trees were transplanted to the farm from nurseries and started maturing, their leaves were pruned and used for fertilizing the soil. Some minimal artificial fertilizer was also used and the yield has increased in the last 3 years. Below is some data indicating the changes in yield. Most of the yield from the communal land is used for household consumption and any surplus is sold. photo: IFAD/Petterik Wiggers |
| Size: | 11.89 MB; 4790 x 3590 pixels; 406 x 304 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1267 x 950 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Copyright: | ©IFAD/Petterik Wiggers |
| Categories: | none |
| URL: | www.ifad.org |
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