Harnessing Ethiopian floodwaters helps dryland pastoralists – and the approach is being scaled up (WLE-ICRISAT)

The outcome of flood spreading weirs was a fast recovery of landscapes, with 150% biomass yield increment, increased access to dry season feed and food. The productivity and landscape features have changed from an abandoned field to a productive landscape. The flood patterns and sediment loads creat...

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Autor principal: CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
Formato: Case Study
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121763
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description The outcome of flood spreading weirs was a fast recovery of landscapes, with 150% biomass yield increment, increased access to dry season feed and food. The productivity and landscape features have changed from an abandoned field to a productive landscape. The flood patterns and sediment loads created at least four different crop management zones and productivity levels. The major ‘agents’ were community leaders (‘Kedoh Abbobati’) who keenly debated the potential benefits and drawbacks of innovations, enforced customary rules and bylaws.
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spelling CGSpace1217632023-03-14T13:17:44Z Harnessing Ethiopian floodwaters helps dryland pastoralists – and the approach is being scaled up (WLE-ICRISAT) CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems productivity landscape biomass management crop management dry season pastoralists sediment food weirs who rules recovery agents levels case studies agrifood systems rural development The outcome of flood spreading weirs was a fast recovery of landscapes, with 150% biomass yield increment, increased access to dry season feed and food. The productivity and landscape features have changed from an abandoned field to a productive landscape. The flood patterns and sediment loads created at least four different crop management zones and productivity levels. The major ‘agents’ were community leaders (‘Kedoh Abbobati’) who keenly debated the potential benefits and drawbacks of innovations, enforced customary rules and bylaws. 2021-12-31 2022-09-12T12:04:27Z 2022-09-12T12:04:27Z Case Study https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121763 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems. 2021. Harnessing Ethiopian floodwaters helps dryland pastoralists – and the approach is being scaled up (WLE-ICRISAT). Reported in Water, Land and Ecosystems Annual Report 2021. Outcome Impact Case Report.
spellingShingle productivity
landscape
biomass
management
crop management
dry season
pastoralists
sediment
food
weirs
who
rules
recovery
agents
levels
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
Harnessing Ethiopian floodwaters helps dryland pastoralists – and the approach is being scaled up (WLE-ICRISAT)
title Harnessing Ethiopian floodwaters helps dryland pastoralists – and the approach is being scaled up (WLE-ICRISAT)
title_full Harnessing Ethiopian floodwaters helps dryland pastoralists – and the approach is being scaled up (WLE-ICRISAT)
title_fullStr Harnessing Ethiopian floodwaters helps dryland pastoralists – and the approach is being scaled up (WLE-ICRISAT)
title_full_unstemmed Harnessing Ethiopian floodwaters helps dryland pastoralists – and the approach is being scaled up (WLE-ICRISAT)
title_short Harnessing Ethiopian floodwaters helps dryland pastoralists – and the approach is being scaled up (WLE-ICRISAT)
title_sort harnessing ethiopian floodwaters helps dryland pastoralists and the approach is being scaled up wle icrisat
topic productivity
landscape
biomass
management
crop management
dry season
pastoralists
sediment
food
weirs
who
rules
recovery
agents
levels
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121763
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