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Amede, Tilahun

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Harnessed flood water re-greens degraded pastoral lands in Ethiopia Future steps Ø Flood analysis of Afar region using Sentinel-1 satellite data shows flood-based farming potential:§ 550,000 ha inBelg (Short rains)§ 1.2 million ha inMeher (Rainy season)Ø Pilot to be upscaled in Shebelle and Genallebasins in Somali region and Omo-Gibe basinInnovative ways of workingContact:t.amede@cigar.orgP.O. Box 5689,Addis Ababa, EthiopiaThis document is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. May 2019ContextØ Land degradation robs livelihoods of lowland pastoralists in Chifra. Ø Floods from the highlands, dwindling rains and overgrazing make it worse.Ø Conflicts over scarce resources and dependence on food aid increase.Ø Urgent need for a behavior change in pastoralists to learn farming skills.ICRISAT-Ethiopia thanks all donors and organizations which globally support its work through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund: https://www.cgiar.org/funders/Ø Land that couldn’t grow any crops was turned into a productive oasis in 3 years in Chifra, Afar Built Water Spreading WeirsHarnessed the highland floodsIntroduced 8 food-feed crops2015 2018Taught pastoralists farming skillsØ Sustainable pastoral systems: Increased feed and water access around the year. 2016 2017 2018Pastoralists farm 24 ha with project guidanceFarming area increased to 46 haPastoralists take their own cropping decisionsProduced biomassof about 12 t/haProduced biomassof about 10 t/haCrops grown: Sorghum, maize, teff, mung bean, cowpea, elephant grass, pigeon pea and  lablabThe big shift to agro-pastoralismCommunity chiefs(Kedoh Abbobti )coin byelaws, fine crop-grazing and facilitate the shiftWater Spreading Weirs capture highland floods and spread to lowlands (Designed by GIZ-SDR)Cropping zones mapped  based on soil moisture content(GIZ, ICRISAT &Agri-universities)Pastoral Agriculture and Development Office  acts as conflict mediator and byelaw enforcerSuccess of lead agro-pastoralists encourages others to shift to the new systemINNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGYAGRI-SCIENCESOCIAL DYNAMICSEXTENSION SYSTEMOUTCOMEØ Better food security: 52 households in the pilot project, who grew food and forage, relied less on food aid

Harnessed flood water re-greens degraded pastoral lands in Ethiopia

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Harnessed flood water re-greens degraded pastoral lands in Ethiopia

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