Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders
Land degradation is a critical problem around the world. Intensive rain-fed and irrigated crop and livestock systems have contributed to the degradation of land and natural resources. Numerous institutional and socioeconomic challenges complicate attempts to reverse land degradation, including the l...
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| author | Mekuria, Wolde Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria Lefore, Nicole |
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| description | Land degradation is a critical problem around the world. Intensive rain-fed and irrigated crop and livestock systems have contributed to the degradation of land and natural resources. Numerous institutional and socioeconomic challenges complicate attempts to reverse land degradation, including the lack of short-term incentives for investment; low investment by communities in natural resources management that offers little immediate financial reward; failure of public sector institutions to invest sufficiently in natural resources management because of low, immediate political rewards; and sectoral fragmentation, among others. In poor communities, the incentive to extract short-term economic returns from land and natural resources often outweighs perceived benefits from investing in long-term environmental restoration, and related economic and ecosystem returns.
Restoring degraded ecosystems through the establishment of exclosures – areas that are excluded from woodcutting, grazing and agricultural activities – is an increasingly common practice in the Ethiopian Highlands, and regional states are also following this practice. This report proposes and applies an adapted business model to explore the feasibility of exclosures for land restoration. It aims to identify short-term revenue streams from activities that can be carried out within exclosures, such as beekeeping, harvesting fodder for livestock fattening, and cultivating high-value plant species, including fruits and herbs. These are feasible, sustainable economic activities that could allow for the restoration of ecosystem services over the long term. Mobilization of financial resources, engagement of local communities, provision of training and continuous follow-up, as well as facilitation of market opportunities in the value chain for local communities and enterprises (e.g., creating market linkages and establishing innovation platform to engage with market actors) could support the sustainable implementation of the revenue streams. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1079752025-11-07T08:02:40Z Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders Mekuria, Wolde Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria Lefore, Nicole landscape conservation exclosures business models land degradation sustainable land management natural resources management ecosystem services crop production fruits trees apiculture honey production livestock production fattening feed production forage yield grazing lands land use land cover horticulture environmental sustainability integrated systems markets supply chain financing income incentives cash flow cost benefit analysis economic viability investment institutions strategies regulations policies multi-stakeholder processes private sector government agencies nongovernmental organizations feasibility studies rural areas local communities smallholders farmers gender women living standards Land degradation is a critical problem around the world. Intensive rain-fed and irrigated crop and livestock systems have contributed to the degradation of land and natural resources. Numerous institutional and socioeconomic challenges complicate attempts to reverse land degradation, including the lack of short-term incentives for investment; low investment by communities in natural resources management that offers little immediate financial reward; failure of public sector institutions to invest sufficiently in natural resources management because of low, immediate political rewards; and sectoral fragmentation, among others. In poor communities, the incentive to extract short-term economic returns from land and natural resources often outweighs perceived benefits from investing in long-term environmental restoration, and related economic and ecosystem returns. Restoring degraded ecosystems through the establishment of exclosures – areas that are excluded from woodcutting, grazing and agricultural activities – is an increasingly common practice in the Ethiopian Highlands, and regional states are also following this practice. This report proposes and applies an adapted business model to explore the feasibility of exclosures for land restoration. It aims to identify short-term revenue streams from activities that can be carried out within exclosures, such as beekeeping, harvesting fodder for livestock fattening, and cultivating high-value plant species, including fruits and herbs. These are feasible, sustainable economic activities that could allow for the restoration of ecosystem services over the long term. Mobilization of financial resources, engagement of local communities, provision of training and continuous follow-up, as well as facilitation of market opportunities in the value chain for local communities and enterprises (e.g., creating market linkages and establishing innovation platform to engage with market actors) could support the sustainable implementation of the revenue streams. 2020 2020-04-14T06:57:17Z 2020-04-14T06:57:17Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107975 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Mekuria, Wolde; Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria; Lefore, Nicole. 2020. Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 62p. (IWMI Research Report 175) |
| spellingShingle | landscape conservation exclosures business models land degradation sustainable land management natural resources management ecosystem services crop production fruits trees apiculture honey production livestock production fattening feed production forage yield grazing lands land use land cover horticulture environmental sustainability integrated systems markets supply chain financing income incentives cash flow cost benefit analysis economic viability investment institutions strategies regulations policies multi-stakeholder processes private sector government agencies nongovernmental organizations feasibility studies rural areas local communities smallholders farmers gender women living standards Mekuria, Wolde Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria Lefore, Nicole Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders |
| title | Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders |
| title_full | Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders |
| title_fullStr | Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders |
| title_short | Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders |
| title_sort | exclosures for landscape restoration in ethiopia business model scenarios and suitability agricultural water management making a business case for smallholders |
| topic | landscape conservation exclosures business models land degradation sustainable land management natural resources management ecosystem services crop production fruits trees apiculture honey production livestock production fattening feed production forage yield grazing lands land use land cover horticulture environmental sustainability integrated systems markets supply chain financing income incentives cash flow cost benefit analysis economic viability investment institutions strategies regulations policies multi-stakeholder processes private sector government agencies nongovernmental organizations feasibility studies rural areas local communities smallholders farmers gender women living standards |
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