1.2 Detalles de contacto de las personas de referencia e instituciones involucradas en la evaluación y la documentación de la Tecnología

Nombre de la(s) institución(es) que facilitaron la documentación/ evaluación de la Tecnología (si fuera relevante)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Italia

Nombre de la(s) institución(es) que facilitaron la documentación/ evaluación de la Tecnología (si fuera relevante)

SNNPR Bureau of Agriculture - Etiopía

1.3 Condiciones referidas al uso de datos documentados mediante WOCAT

¿Cuándo se compilaron los datos (en el campo)?

30/05/2011

El compilador y la/s persona(s) de referencia claves aceptan las condiciones acerca del uso de los datos documentados mediante WOCAT:

Sí

2.1 Breve descripción de la Tecnología

Definición de la Tecnología:

Desho grass strip is a vegetative SWC measure used for stablizing the bund and provide fodder for animals.

2.2 Descripción detallada de la Tecnología

Descripción:

Desho grass is established by planting tillered cuttings. It establishes easily with little soil moisture. It is a perennial herbaceous grass which has massive fibrous root system that anchors the plant to the bind. It provides better cover to the bund and establishes agressively. The growth is upright with a growth potential of 90-120 cm depending on the fertility of the soil and regenerates quickly. It can grow and mature (ready for harvesting) at least once in a month and it requires only one seasontime rain to cover the whole bund.

Purpose of the Technology: The purpose of Desho grass is to stablize the bund and provide palatable grass for livestock.

Establishment / maintenance activities and inputs: Desho grass can be established/regenerate by tiller splitting and planting. The soil should be moist during establishment of Desho grass.

Natural / human environment: Desho grass can grow at 1500-2800 m asl and its best performs at an altitude of 1700-2800m asl.

2.5 País/ región/ lugares donde la Tecnología fue aplicada y que se hallan comprendidos por esta evaluación

2.6 Fecha de la implementación

Si no se conoce el año preciso, indique la fecha aproximada:

• hace menos de 10 años (recientemente)

2.7 Introducción de la Tecnología

Especifique cómo se introdujo la Tecnología:

• mediante proyectos/ intervenciones externas

Comentarios (tipo de proyecto, etc.):

SOS Sahel introduced Desho grass to be plant on bunds for stablization and forage development through Integrated Watershed Management Approach.

3.1 Propósito(s) principal(es) de la Tecnología MST

• mejorar la producción
• reducir, prevenir, restaurar la degradación del suelo

3.2 Tipo(s) actuales de uso de la tierra donde se aplica la Tecnología

Comentarios:

Major land use problems (compiler’s opinion): Population pressure, lack of land management skill, shortage of farm land, decline of soil fertility, low income (food insecurity)

Major land use problems (land users’ perception): Shortage of farm land, decline of soil fertility, low productivity per unit area of land and climate change (drought)

Grazingland comments: After Desho grass introduction the trends of grazing system change from open grazing on farm land to stall feeding and as a result land degradation problems are reduced in the area. The grass is used by cutoff and carry system.

Problems / comments regarding forest use: Focus on eucalyptus planting reduced crop production. Other multipurpose indeginous species should be considered.

Type of cropping system and major crops comments: Irish potato or haricot bean - wheat or barley or teff

3.3 Información adicional sobre el uso de tierras

Provisión de agua para la tierra donde se aplica la Tecnología:

• de secano

Número de temporadas de cultivo por año:

• 2

Especifique:

Longest growing period in days: 180 Longest growing period from month to month: Apr - Sep Second longest growing period in days: 120 Second longest growing period from month to month: Jul - Sep

3.4 Grupo MST al que pertenece la Tecnología

• cobertura de suelo/ vegetal mejorada
• medida de pendiente transversal

3.5 Difusión de la Tecnología

Especifique la difusión de la Tecnología:

• distribuida parejamente sobre un área

Si la tecnología se halla difundida homogéneamente en un área, indique el área aproximada que cubre:

• 10-100 km2

Comentarios:

Importance in bund stablization of desho grass (Pennisetum pedecillatum Trin) is not well known. But it is fast growing and best for soil bund stablization in crop lands with multipurpose use. Desho grass increases the productivity of land taken by the bund. It is a good sources of forage. It also support food security efforts by substituting enset feeding.

3.6 Medidas MST que componen la Tecnología

3.7 Principales tipos de degradación del suelo encarados con la Tecnología

Comentarios:

Main type of degradation addressed: Wt: loss of topsoil / surface erosion

Secondary types of degradation addressed: Wg: gully erosion / gullying

3.8 Prevención, reducción o restauración de la degradación del suelo

Especifique la meta de la Tecnología con relación a la degradación de la tierra:

• restaurar/ rehabilitar tierra severamente degradada

Comentarios:

Secondary goals: prevention of land degradation, mitigation / reduction of land degradation

4.1 Dibujo técnico de la Tecnología

4.2 Especificaciones técnicas/ explicaciones del dibujo técnico

SNNPR

Technical knowledge required for field staff / advisors: moderate

Technical knowledge required for land users: high

Main technical functions: control of dispersed runoff: retain / trap, control of dispersed runoff: impede / retard

Secondary technical functions: control of concentrated runoff: retain / trap, control of concentrated runoff: impede / retard, control of concentrated runoff: drain / divert, reduction of slope length, increase of infiltration, sediment retention / trapping, sediment harvesting

Contour planting / strip cropping
Material/ species: Desho grass
Quantity/ density: 15m3/km
Remarks: 10m X 10m

Contour tillage
Remarks: farm implements

Contour ridging
Remarks: shovel, hoe, pick axe

Aligned: -contour
Vegetative material: T : trees / shrubs, F : fruit trees / shrubs, G : grass
Number of plants per (ha): 750
Vertical interval between rows / strips / blocks (m): 1
Vertical interval within rows / strips / blocks (m): 0.1
Width within rows / strips / blocks (m): 1

Trees/ shrubs species: Cajans cajan, Sesbania sesban

Fruit trees / shrubs species: Avocado, casmir

Grass species: Desho grass

Slope (which determines the spacing indicated above): 30.00%

If the original slope has changed as a result of the Technology, the slope today is (see figure below): 15.00%

Gradient along the rows / strips: 0.00%

Bund/ bank: level
Vertical interval between structures (m): 1
Spacing between structures (m): 20-30
Depth of ditches/pits/dams (m): 0.3
Width of ditches/pits/dams (m): 0.5
Length of ditches/pits/dams (m): 100
Height of bunds/banks/others (m): 0.6
Width of bunds/banks/others (m): 0.8-1.2
Length of bunds/banks/others (m): 100

Structural measure: diversion ditch / cut-off drain
Depth of ditches/pits/dams (m): 0.4
Width of ditches/pits/dams (m): 0.5
Length of ditches/pits/dams (m): 100
Height of bunds/banks/others (m): 0.3
Width of bunds/banks/others (m): 0.5
Length of bunds/banks/others (m): 100

Construction material (earth): Soil bund

Slope (which determines the spacing indicated above): 30%

If the original slope has changed as a result of the Technology, the slope today is: 15%

Lateral gradient along the structure: 0%

Vegetation is used for stabilisation of structures.

Change of land use type: open grazing to cut and carry

Major change in timing of activities: harvesting Desho grass every two month

Other type of management: change of management / intensity level - from mono-crop to rotational cropping

4.3 Información general sobre el cálculo de insumos y costos

otra / moneda nacional (especifique):

Birr

Indique la tasa de cambio de USD a la moneda local (si fuese relevante): 1 USD =:

8,6

4.4 Actividades de establecimiento

	Actividad	Tipo de medida	Momento
1.	Collecting grass	Vegetativas	beginning of rain season
2.	Transporting planting materials	Vegetativas	beginning of rain season
3.	Planting grass on the bund	Vegetativas	beginning of rain season
4.	Catchment survey	Estructurales	dry season
5.	Cutoff drain construction	Estructurales	dry season
6.	Soil bund construction	Estructurales	dry season
7.	Grass transplanting	Estructurales	onset of rains
8.	Grass planting	Estructurales	onset of rains

4.5 Costos e insumos necesarios para el establecimiento

	Especifique insumo	Unidad	Cantidad	Costos por unidad	Costos totales por insumo	% de los costos cubiertos por los usuarios de las tierras
Mano de obra	Labour	ha	1,0	8,0	8,0	100,0
Equipo	Machine use	ha	1,0	1,21	1,21
Equipo	Tools	ha	1,0	1,7	1,7
Material para plantas	Seedlings	ha	1,0	3,2	3,2
Costos totales para establecer la Tecnología					14,11

Comentarios:

Duration of establishment phase: 12 month(s)

4.6 Actividades de establecimiento/ recurrentes

	Actividad	Tipo de medida	Momento/ frequencia
1.	Land preparation	Agronómicas	onset of rains / 1-3
2.	Sowing	Agronómicas	during rains / each cropping season
3.	Weeding	Agronómicas
4.	Collecting grass	Vegetativas
5.	Transporting planting materials	Vegetativas
6.	Planting grass on the bund	Vegetativas
7.	Cutoff drain desilted	Estructurales	before rains/annual
8.	Soil bund maintenance	Estructurales	before rains/annual
9.	Grass replanting	Estructurales	during rains/annual

4.7 Costos e insumos necesarios para actividades de mantenimiento/ recurrentes (por año)

Comentarios:

Machinery/ tools: shovel, hoe

Length of structure and grass strip

4.8 Factores más determinantes que afectan los costos:

Describa los factores más determinantes que afectan los costos:

Cost/labour and requirment increased as slope increased.

5.1 Clima

5.2 Topografía

Comentarios y especificaciones adicionales sobre topografía :

Altitudinal zone: <2400m a.s.l.
Landforms: Hill slopes (most of the catchment area up to 50% slope, ranked 1) and plateau/plains (around 10% slope, ranked 2)
Slopes on average: Also hilly (ranked 2) and rolling (ranked 3)

5.3 Suelos

Si se halla disponible, adjunte una descripción completa de los suelos o especifique la información disponible, por ej., tipo de suelo, pH/ acidez de suelo, capacidad de intercambio catiónico, nitrógeno, salinidad, etc. :

Soil texture: Fine/heavy (clay loam)
Soil fertility: Very low (production is very low with out organic/chemical fertilizer, ranked 1) and low (production is low with out organic/chemical fertilizer, ranked 2)
Topsoil organic matter: Low (top fertile soil is eroded away)
Soil drainage/infiltration: Good (well drained nitosols)
Soil water storage capacity: Medium (lack of organic matter)

5.6 Las características de los usuarios de la tierra que aplican la Tecnología

Indique otras características relevantes de los usuarios de las tierras:

Population density: 200-500 persons/km2
Annual population growth: 3% - 4%
28% of the land users are rich and own 40% of the land.
58% of the land users are average wealthy and own 50% of the land.
14% of the land users are poor and own 10% of the land.
Off-farm income specification: There is little difference between them.
Level of mechanization: Animal traction (ranked 1, on gentle to hilly slope oxen is used for ploughing) and manual work (ranked 2, manual labour is used on steep slopes)
Market orientation of cropland production system: subsistence (self-supply) land users produce crop for household consumption
Market orientation of grazing land production system: subsistence (self-supply) cattle rearing is for own use, traction and saving.
Market orientation of forest production system: subsistence (self-supply) and agroforestry
Market orientation of production system: agroforestry

5.7 Área promedio de la tierra que pertenece a o es arrendada por usuarios de tierra que aplican la Tecnología

6.1 Impactos in situ demostrados por la Tecnología

Impactos socioeconómicos

Producción

Ingreso y costos

Impactos socioculturales

Impactos ecológicos

Suelo

6.2 Impactos fuera del sitio demostrados por la Tecnología

6.4 Análisis costo-beneficio

¿Cómo se comparan los beneficios con los costos de establecimiento (desde la perspectiva de los usuarios de tierra)?

¿Cómo se comparan los beneficios con los costos de mantenimiento/ recurrentes (desde la perspectiva de los usuarios de tierra)?

6.5 Adopción de la Tecnología

Comentarios:

66% of land user families have adopted the Technology with external material support

4145 land user families have adopted the Technology with external material support

Comments on acceptance with external material support: survey results

There is a strong trend towards spontaneous adoption of the Technology

Comments on adoption trend: The grass is very fast growing, easly to established and naturally palatable, good for stablizing bund, harvest once a month during rainy season and grows at right position and therefore it does not hinder other farm activities.

6.7 Fuerzas/ ventajas/ oportunidades de la Tecnología

Fuerzas/ ventajas/ oportunidades desde la perspectiva del usuario de la tierra
Palatable grass How can they be sustained / enhanced? encourage cut and carry system.
fast growing grass
Substitute enset as a source of forage
Generate income

Fuerzas/ ventajas/ oportunidades desde la perspectiva del compilador o de otra persona de referencia clave
Good and fast growing grass that can cover the bund with in short time. How can they be sustained / enhanced? avoid free grazing and encourage cut and carry system.
Little investment for establishment How can they be sustained / enhanced? Provision of planting materials for resource poor land users.
Good palatable nature How can they be sustained / enhanced? encourage cut and carry system.
Land productivity improved How can they be sustained / enhanced? access to market and introduce improved varities.

7.2 Vínculos a las publicaciones disponibles

Título, autor, año, ISBN:

SOS Sahel IFSSP Terminal evaluation Report. 2003.

Título, autor, año, ISBN:

Case study assessing the signifcance of Desho grass intervention on SWC structures, Food security Strategy, by Daniel Dantamo.