Approaches

Local Level Participatory Planning (LLPPA) [Ethiopia]

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1. General information

1.2 Contact details of resource persons and institutions involved in the assessment and documentation of the Approach

Key resource person(s)

SLM specialist:
Name of the institution(s) which facilitated the documentation/ evaluation of the Approach (if relevant)
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (DEZA / COSUDE / DDC / SDC) - Switzerland

1.3 Conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT

The compiler and key resource person(s) accept the conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT:

Ja

1.4 Reference(s) to Questionnaire(s) on SLM Technologies

Stone faced level bund
technologies

Stone faced level bund [Ethiopia]

Stone faced bund is embankment constructed from stone & soil along the contour at upper part to reduce velocity of run of & length of slope with collection ditch in the uper part.

  • Compiler: Unknown User

2. Description of the SLM Approach

2.1 Short description of the Approach

LLPPA

2.2 Detailed description of the Approach

Detailed description of the Approach:

Aims / objectives: To enhance people's (community) participation in planning implimentation and evaluation of SWC technologies., Changing farmers attifued towards current ecological concept and enable them to keep there agro-ecological environment by training and awaring them to utilize appropriat SWC technology in their farm and their vicinity, By group formation, At PA level, From planning the sWC technology in an area up to maintenance and stablization.

2.5 Country/ region/ locations where the Approach has been applied

Country:

Ethiopia

Region/ State/ Province:

W/Herergea

2.6 Dates of initiation and termination of the Approach

Year of termination (if Approach is no longer applied):

1996

2.7 Type of Approach

  • project/ programme based

2.8 Main aims/ objectives of the Approach

The Approach focused mainly on other activities than SLM (It increases soil fertility to plant forage on bund.)

Increasment of land productivity.

The SLM Approach addressed the following problems: Scarcity of land, poorness of the country, the consequence of the approach will be seen in the future.

2.9 Conditions enabling or hindering implementation of the Technology/ Technologies applied under the Approach

legal framework (land tenure, land and water use rights)
  • enabling

The existing land ownership, land use rights / water rights helped a little the approach implementation: There is no land use policy

knowledge about SLM, access to technical support
  • hindering

Do not accepting technical design

Treatment through the SLM Approach: By teaching the farmers.

3. Participation and roles of stakeholders involved

3.1 Stakeholders involved in the Approach and their roles

  • local land users/ local communities

Working land users were work equally divided between men and women but some activities are difficult to be carried out by women. Make group by consulting with female group.

3.2 Involvement of local land users/ local communities in the different phases of the Approach
Involvement of local land users/ local communities Specify who was involved and describe activities
initiation/ motivation self-mobilization
planning self-mobilization
implementation external support casual labour
monitoring/ evaluation interactive measurements/observations;
Research none

3.4 Decision-making on the selection of SLM Technology/ Technologies

Specify who decided on the selection of the Technology/ Technologies to be implemented:
  • mainly SLM specialists, following consultation with land users
Explain:

Decisions on the method of implementing the SLM Technology were made by mainly by land users supported by SLM specialists

4. Technical support, capacity building, and knowledge management

4.2 Advisory service

Do land users have access to an advisory service?

Ja

Describe/ comments:

Name of method used for advisory service: T & U System; 1) Advisory service was carried out through: government's existing extension system, Extension staff: mainly government employees

Advisory service is quite adequate to ensure the continuation of land conservation activities

4.3 Institution strengthening (organizational development)

Have institutions been established or strengthened through the Approach?
  • no

4.4 Monitoring and evaluation

Is monitoring and evaluation part of the Approach?

Ja

Comments:

bio-physical aspects were monitored through observations

technical aspects were monitored through observations

economic / production aspects were monitored through observations

area treated aspects were monitored through observations

There were many changes in the Approach as a result of monitoring and evaluation: As a result of monitoring and evaluation the bunds are maintainced those can't fit the technical design are re-costructed.

5. Financing and external material support

5.2 Financial/ material support provided to land users

Did land users receive financial/ material support for implementing the Technology/ Technologies?

Ja

5.3 Subsidies for specific inputs (including labour)

  • agricultural
Specify which inputs were subsidised To which extent Specify subsidies
Seedlings partly financed
If labour by land users was a substantial input, was it:
  • food-for-work

5.4 Credit

Was credit provided under the Approach for SLM activities?

Nee

6. Impact analysis and concluding statements

6.1 Impacts of the Approach

Did the Approach help land users to implement and maintain SLM Technologies?
  • No
  • Yes, little
  • Yes, moderately
  • Yes, greatly

Adopted group working system

Did the Approach improve issues of land tenure/ user rights that hindered implementation of SLM Technologies?
  • No
  • Yes, little
  • Yes, moderately
  • Yes, greatly

The problem is likely to be overcome in the near future. Because the land use policy may release in the near future.

Did other land users / projects adopt the Approach?
  • No
  • Yes, little
  • Yes, moderately
  • Yes, greatly

6.3 Sustainability of Approach activities

Can the land users sustain what has been implemented through the Approach (without external support)?
  • yes

6.4 Strengths/ advantages of the Approach

Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the land user’s view
Overcoming shortage of fuel wood and forage
Increase productivity
Decreasing the time spent for fetching water
Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the compiler’s or other key resource person’s view
To increase soil fertility (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: By increasing farmers awareness)
Reduce runoff (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: By increasing farmers awareness)
Increase forage availability (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: By increasing farmers awareness)
Increase fuel construction wood (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: By increasing farmers awareness)
Increas availability of clean water (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: By increasing farmers awareness)

6.5 Weaknesses/ disadvantages of the Approach and ways of overcoming them

Weaknesses/ disadvantages/ risks in the land user’s view How can they be overcome?
Decreasing cultivated land Creating awareness
Addressing weeds
Weaknesses/ disadvantages/ risks in the compiler’s or other key resource person’s view How can they be overcome?
No

7. References and links

7.1 Methods/ sources of information

  • field visits, field surveys
  • interviews with land users

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