Labour exchange (Etiopía)

Descripción

It is an approach based on labour exchange organized on the basis of mutual assistance involving no payment for work done. However, the land user is supposed to provide people participating with food and drinks. All wanting such cooperation request the me

Aims / objectives: To alleviate the labour shotage each member of the labour exchange group could request for assistance any time farm activities need to be performed. The objective of the approach is to strengthen the relationship among the community members. It is further intended to make the community members share experience, skills and technical know-how on soil and water conservation activities.

Role of stakeholders: A farmer request individuals from the community members to get support.The request is made ahead of time in informing individual farmers about the programme (one to two weeks ahead) so that participants get enough time to prepare. The farmer who seeks assistance should prepare food and local drinks. And in the mean time, the farmer has to remind those who are requested for help so that all invited farmers participate. The participants avail themselves on the specified date with all necessary farm implements required for the activity. In this approach particularly for soil and water conservation activities participants shold be men. For weeding and harvesting women involve more than men because they can carry more weights than men.

Lugar

Lugar: Konso, SNNPR, Etiopía

Georreferencia de sitios seleccionados
  • 37.357, 5.292

Dato de inicio: n.d.

Año de conclusión: n.d.

Tipo de Enfoque

Metas del Enfoque y entorno facilitador

Propósitos/ objetivos principales del Enfoque
The Approach focused mainly on other activities than SLM (Approach is used mostly on activites like land preparation, sowing and weeding. Community members help each other in contributing labour contributing labour on the basis of mutual understanding)

To solve the labour constraints faced by that some members of the community.

The SLM Approach addressed the following problems: Shortage of labour
Condiciones que facilitan la implementación de la/s Tecnología/s aplicadas bajo el Enfoque
  • Marco de trabajo legal (tenencia de tierra, derechos de uso de tierra y agua): The practice has been there before the existing land ownership policy came into existance and it still exists after it.
Condiciones que impiden la implementación de la/s Tecnología/s aplicadas bajo el Enfoque
  • Disponibilidad/ acceso a recursos y servicios financieros : Lack of finance to hire labour Treatment through the SLM Approach:
  • Otros: Shortage of grain. A farmer to benefit from labour exchange he has to have enough food crop in which he can make food and drink. Treatment through the SLM Approach:

Participación y roles de las partes interesadas involucradas

Partes interesadas involucradas en el Enfoque y sus roles
¿Qué partes interesadas/ entidades implementadoras estuvieron involucradas en el Enfoque? Especifique las partes interesadas Describa los roles de las partes interesadas
usuarios locales de tierras/ comunidades locales Men mainly undertake SWC activities but women equally take part in other farm activities. According to the farmers view men are wise (have more wisdom on indegenous technical knowledge than women). The SWC work is tedious and requires more energy to perform. No significant difference among different classes or status in the community in dicision making because the approach is mainly designed to help those who require labour assisstance for their farm activities.
Involucramiento de los usuarios locales de tierras/ comunidades locales en las distintas fases del Enfoque
ninguno
pasivo
apoyo externo
interactivo
auto-movilización
iniciación/ motivación
x
planificación
x
implementación
x
monitoreo y evaluación
x
Research
x
Flujograma

La toma de decisiones en la selección de Tecnología MST

Las decisiones fueron tomadas por

  • solamente usuarios de tierras (autoiniciativa)
  • principalmente usuarios de tierras con el apoyo de especialistas MST
  • todos los actores relevantes, como parte de un enfoque participativo
  • principalmente por especialistas MST en consulta con usuarios de tierras
  • solo por especialistas MST
  • por políticos/ líderes

La toma de decisiones se basa en

  • la evaluación de conocimiento MST bien documentado (la toma de decisiones se basa en evidencia)
  • hallazgos de investigaciones
  • la experiencia personal y opiniones (no documentadas)

Apoyo técnico, fortalecimiento institucional y gestión del conocimiento

Las siguientes actividades o servicios fueron parte del enfoque

Financiamiento y apoyo material externo

Presupuesto anual en dólares americanos para el componente MST
  • < 2,000
  • 2,000-10,000
  • 10,000-100,000
  • 100,000-1,000,000
  • > 1,000,000
Precise annual budget: n.d.
Los siguientes servicios o incentivos fueron proporcionados a los usuarios de las tierras
  • Apoyo financiero/material proporcionado a los usuarios de tierras
  • Subsidios para insumos específicos
  • Crédito
  • Otros incentivos o instrumentos
Apoyo financiero/material proporcionado a los usuarios de tierras

Análisis de impacto y comentarios de conclusión

Impactos del Enfoque
No
Sí, un poco
Sí, moderadamente
Sí, mucho
¿El Enfoque ayudó a los usuarios de tierras a implementar y mantener Tecnologías MST?

Since the practice has evolved locally the farmers have no problem in practicing it.

x
¿El Enfoque mejoró cuestiones de tenencia de tierra/ derechos de usuarios que obstaculizaron la implementación de la Tecnologías MST?

The approach has no relation with land ownership or land use rights.

x
Did other land users / projects adopt the Approach?

x
Motivación principal del usuario de la tierra para implementar MST
Sostenibilidad de las actividades del Enfoque
¿Pueden los usuarios de tierras sostener lo que se implementó mediante el Enfoque (sin apoyo externo)?

Conclusiones y lecciones aprendidas

Fortalezas: perspectiva del usuario de tierras
  • The one who had few children to help him in farm activities benefited more from the system
  • Created a better understanding on labour exchange among the community
Fortalezas: punto de vista del compilador o de otra persona recurso clave
  • Labour problem alleviated (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: The system by it self is sustainable because it has evolved and developed with in the community.)
  • All farming activities can be accomplished according to their seasonal calender
  • Every member of the community has got awarness on each farm activities
  • Social relationship among the communit becames stronger
  • The farmers can cope up adverse environmental conditions
Debilidades/ desventajas/ riesgos: perspectiva del usuario de tierrascómo sobreponerse
  • To some extent the system favours the rich people than the resource poor households
  • The farmer with many children has got more chance of getting all the participants expected during labour day
Debilidades/ desventajas/ riesgos: punto de vista del compilador o de otra persona recurso clavecómo sobreponerse
  • No one is volantary to participate if in case the farmer is unable to provide food and drink The system should be modified in such away that the participantes should have their own food and drink so that the problem of resource poor farmer is alleviated.

Referencias

Compilador
  • Unknown User
Editors
Revisado por
  • Fabian Ottiger
Fecha de la implementación: 22 de enero de 2009
Últimas actualización: 24 de julio de 2017
Personas de referencia
Descripción completa en la base de datos de WOCAT
Datos MST vinculados
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