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Description of project intervention sites

Description of project intervention sites. Project inception workshop By: Dr Birhanu, Gerba & Kebebe ILRI-Addis 28 September 2010. Distribution of human population. Source: WoARD. Historical/occupational/ trend analysis landuse/cover change.

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Description of project intervention sites

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  1. Description of project intervention sites Project inception workshop By: Dr Birhanu, Gerba & Kebebe ILRI-Addis 28 September 2010

  2. Distribution of human population Source: WoARD

  3. Historical/occupational/ trend analysislanduse/cover change • Population has been booming over the last few decades • Forest clearing for cultivation of terrain and fragile land has been concurrently growing particularly in Jeldu & Diga woreda during the last couple of decades • Concept & practice of NRM has been introduced during the Derge regime along with emerging disaster owing to natural and anthropogenic factors (the approach is, however, top-down) • Other than Fogera, the current efforts to arrest and reverse the growing land degradation problem is marginal • Overall, the need for managing land & water is emerging but constrained largely by shortage of resources and skill

  4. Predominant crops and farming systems Source: WoARD * Flood plain

  5. Landuse patterns of the study sites

  6. Livestock population of the woreda

  7. Crop-livestock contribution to the livelihood (source of income)

  8. Characterizing rainfall, altitude & agro ecology

  9. Land feature & soil types * Specific soil types will be verified in the future

  10. Prevailing problems & opportunities for intervention

  11. Issues & opportunities…

  12. Major Actors involved in the intervention sites: a) Government line offices: • Woreda Office of Administration • Woreda Office of Agriculture and Rural Development • Woreda Livestock production & marketing Agency • Woreda office of rural water resource • Cooperative promotion office • Regional government line offices (Agriculture, water) & Seed enterprises • Federal and Regional Agricultural Research Institutes & Universities b) Private Enterprises/Associations • Saving and credit Association • Veterinary clinics (area specific) • Traders (Retail and wholesaler)

  13. Major actors… 4. Brokers 5. Farmers cooperative union 6. Farmers c) NGOs (types and presence is area specific) • Hunger project • Hope 2020 Jeldu woreda • IPMS • EWNRA Fogera No NGO is involving in Diga woreda.

  14. Thankyou!

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