Improved livelihoods and food security for over 2000 households from rehabilitation of a degraded watershed is leading to scaling out of the model to other watersheds in Ethiopia
A once degraded and unproductive Ethiopian watershed has been restored through an integrated landscape management approach. Hillside terracing and the implementation of contour farming practices have reduced soil erosion and increased groundwater recharge. In upstream hillslopes, potato farming now...
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| description | A once degraded and unproductive Ethiopian watershed has been restored through an integrated landscape management approach. Hillside terracing and the implementation of contour farming practices have reduced soil erosion and increased groundwater recharge. In upstream hillslopes, potato farming now enables youth to earn more cash. In downstream areas, the irrigable area has been increased. Productivity and food security have therefore greatly improved, and lessons learnt are being applied to degraded land in at least 20 additional districts. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1217662023-03-14T13:26:24Z Improved livelihoods and food security for over 2000 households from rehabilitation of a degraded watershed is leading to scaling out of the model to other watersheds in Ethiopia CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems food security livelihoods productivity households soil groundwater landscape watersheds erosion management rehabilitation groundwater recharge land youth farming soil erosion food implementation model landscape management terracing case studies agrifood systems rural development A once degraded and unproductive Ethiopian watershed has been restored through an integrated landscape management approach. Hillside terracing and the implementation of contour farming practices have reduced soil erosion and increased groundwater recharge. In upstream hillslopes, potato farming now enables youth to earn more cash. In downstream areas, the irrigable area has been increased. Productivity and food security have therefore greatly improved, and lessons learnt are being applied to degraded land in at least 20 additional districts. 2021-12-31 2022-09-12T12:04:33Z 2022-09-12T12:04:33Z Case Study https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121766 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems. 2021. Improved livelihoods and food security for over 2000 households from rehabilitation of a degraded watershed is leading to scaling out of the model to other watersheds in Ethiopia. Reported in Water, Land and Ecosystems Annual Report 2021. Outcome Impact Case Report. |
| spellingShingle | food security livelihoods productivity households soil groundwater landscape watersheds erosion management rehabilitation groundwater recharge land youth farming soil erosion food implementation model landscape management terracing case studies agrifood systems rural development CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems Improved livelihoods and food security for over 2000 households from rehabilitation of a degraded watershed is leading to scaling out of the model to other watersheds in Ethiopia |
| title | Improved livelihoods and food security for over 2000 households from rehabilitation of a degraded watershed is leading to scaling out of the model to other watersheds in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Improved livelihoods and food security for over 2000 households from rehabilitation of a degraded watershed is leading to scaling out of the model to other watersheds in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Improved livelihoods and food security for over 2000 households from rehabilitation of a degraded watershed is leading to scaling out of the model to other watersheds in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improved livelihoods and food security for over 2000 households from rehabilitation of a degraded watershed is leading to scaling out of the model to other watersheds in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Improved livelihoods and food security for over 2000 households from rehabilitation of a degraded watershed is leading to scaling out of the model to other watersheds in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | improved livelihoods and food security for over 2000 households from rehabilitation of a degraded watershed is leading to scaling out of the model to other watersheds in ethiopia |
| topic | food security livelihoods productivity households soil groundwater landscape watersheds erosion management rehabilitation groundwater recharge land youth farming soil erosion food implementation model landscape management terracing case studies agrifood systems rural development |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121766 |
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