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)

INIDA (INIDA) - Cabo Verde

1.3 Condiciones referidas al uso de datos documentados mediante WOCAT

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

Sí

1.4 Declaración de la sostenibilidad de la Tecnología descrita

¿La Tecnología aquí descrita resulta problemática en relación a la degradación de la tierra, de tal forma que no puede considerársela una tecnología sostenible para el manejo de la tierra?

No

2.1 Breve descripción de la Tecnología

Definición de la Tecnología:

Vegetative measure based on the planting of the bush, Leucaena leucocephala, on line along the level curves in the steep slopes

2.2 Descripción detallada de la Tecnología

Descripción:

The technique consists of planting rows of Leucaena leucocephala in the level curves along the slopes. This legume has high rate of reproduction and the permanence of their seeds in the soil can reach 10 years before germination. It is very resistant to fire and to pruning. Can reach 4m in height and if not controlled, can invade a field of culture. The plant has great potential for feeding of livestock (protein (21-26% DM), fiber (15-25% of crude cellulose MS) vary depending on the age of the plant)

Purpose of the Technology: The planting in curves level is to achieve the stabilization and restoration of degraded soil. The technique reduces the runoff, retain sediment, solid, incorporates greater quantity of organic matter in the soil, promotes infiltration and covering the soil with vegetation.

Establishment / maintenance activities and inputs: Its installation requires a medium level of technical knowledge to marking the curves level where it will install. Planting is done in a simple way of transplanting a plant nursery to the ground. It is easy to spread a culture, its management after the fruit must be rigorous, ensuring that the fields become invasive. The early harvest fruit is an option to take into consideration when implementing this technique. The bar between the plant is 1m and the distance between the bands is associated with 5m.Sometimes it is ssociated with olds small punch to rehabilitating that structure.

Natural / human environment: The top of the slopes where they practice pluvial agriculture is more susceptible to soil erosion because of its steep slopes and the inappropriate cultivation techniques carried out there, is the area of higher prevalence of this technique. The production of Leucaena is used both for animal feed as a source for energy (firewood).

2.3 Fotografías de la Tecnología

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:

• 10-50 años atrás

2.7 Introducción de la Tecnología

Especifique cómo se introdujo la Tecnología:

• mediante proyectos/ intervenciones externas

Comentarios (tipo de proyecto, etc.):

It was introduced by FIDA project around 1990.

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

• mejorar la producción
• reducir, prevenir, restaurar la degradación del suelo
• crear impacto económico benéfico

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

Comentarios:

Major land use problems (compiler’s opinion): The loss of soil by runoff, influenced by its low coverage, reducing their fertility and their thickness
Major land use problems (land users’ perception): The loss of soil by runoff, low productive soils, low organic matter

3.3 Información adicional sobre el uso de tierras

Número de temporadas de cultivo por año:

• 1

Especifique:

Longest growing period in days: 90, Longest growing period from month to month: Aug - Oct

3.4 Grupo MST al que pertenece la Tecnología

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

3.5 Difusión de la Tecnología

Comentarios:

Total area covered by the SLM Technology is 4.8 km2.
The technology is used, mostly in arid and semi arid zones, mainly in the sous bassins of the Godim. In sous bassins of Longueira has been increasingly important.

3.6 Medidas MST que componen la Tecnología

Comentarios:

Type of vegetative measures: aligned: -linear

3.7 Principales tipos de degradación del suelo encarados con la Tecnología

Comentarios:

Main causes of degradation: soil management (It is cultivated corn and peanuts on land slopes very pronounced and boot up the plants by the root in end of the cycle), disturbance of water cycle (infiltration / runoff) (There are many crusts exposed, because of loss of soil, reducing infiltration of water), poverty / wealth (Leads sensitized peoples to advocate action against the landscape for survival of the family), education, access to knowledge and support services (Knowledge and technical training increase the options for means of survival of the community that acts on the forest, the degree of attending school is low and the illiteracy rate is 17%)

Secondary causes of degradation: overgrazing (Creation of the wild animals compact the soil, destroying the structures for the conservation of soil and water exists, and creates conflict), Heavy / extreme rainfall (intensity/amounts) (Sometimes heavy rains (intensity) that occur associated with poor vegetation cover, increase soil erosion), governance / institutional (Lack of applicability of the laws that manage the land)

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:

• prevenir la degradación del suelo
• reducir la degradación del suelo

4.2 Especificaciones técnicas/ explicaciones del dibujo técnico

Barreiras Vivas of Leucaena. Shows the coverage of the soil made by its roots.

Location: Praia. Cabo Verde

Technical knowledge required for field staff / advisors: moderate (It's needed sufficient knowledge to make a mark in level curves)
Technical knowledge required for land users: low

Main technical functions: stabilisation of soil (eg by tree roots against land slides), sediment retention / trapping, sediment harvesting
Secondary technical functions: control of raindrop splash, reduction of slope angle, reduction of slope length, increase in organic matter, increase of infiltration

Aligned: -linear
Vegetative material: T : trees / shrubs
Number of plants per (ha): 5000
Vertical interval between rows / strips / blocks (m): 2
Spacing between rows / strips / blocks (m): 3-5
Vertical interval within rows / strips / blocks (m): 0.4

Trees/ shrubs species: Leucaena leucocephala
Slope (which determines the spacing indicated above): 30-60%
Gradient along the rows / strips: 50%

4.3 Información general sobre el cálculo de insumos y costos

otra / moneda nacional (especifique):

ECV

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

80,0

4.4 Actividades de establecimiento

	Actividad	Tipo de medida	Momento
1.	Market of the level curves(5 to 5m)	Vegetativas	June
2.	Planting	Vegetativas	end July

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	171,85	171,85
Equipo	Tools	ha	1,0	62,5	62,5	100,0
Material para plantas	Seedlings	ha	1,0	3750,0	3750,0
Costos totales para establecer la Tecnología					3984,35

Comentarios:

Duration of establishment phase: 2 month(s)

4.6 Actividades de establecimiento/ recurrentes

	Actividad	Tipo de medida	Momento/ frequencia
1.	Harvest of the leucaena fruits before theirs ripening	Vegetativas	1 time, in November
2.	Pruning	Vegetativas	1 time in April to May

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

	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	6,24	6,24	100,0
Equipo	Tools	ha	1,0	5,0	5,0	100,0
Indique los costos totales para mantenecer la Tecnología					11,24

Comentarios:

Machinery/ tools: Cavale used to level the surfaces; Knife; machete

4.8 Factores más determinantes que afectan los costos:

Describa los factores más determinantes que afectan los costos:

The cost of seedlings is the more diterminate cost, but the seedlings is produced by the project in arboretum, before de planting when it,s transplanted to the soil. The cust of the production in arboretum is more less than the seedlings cust.

5.1 Clima

5.2 Topografía

Comentarios y especificaciones adicionales sobre topografía :

Altitudinal zone: 101-500 m a.s.l. (Ranked 1, this value belonging to the stratum semi-arid to sub-humid) and 501-1000 m a.s.l. (ranked 2, includes mainly the cliffs and ridges)
Landforms: Mountain slopes (ranked 1, technique applied to both concave and convex situations) and ridges (ranked 2, the hazards associeted of a convex situations, does not allow its application in)
Slopes on average: Steep (ranked 1, the SE-NE part of Ribeira Seca is the most sloping) and hilly (ranked 2)

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 depth on average: Very shallow (ranked 1, this depth is associated with the sloping hillsides used for rainfull agriculture) and shallow (ranked 2, found mainly in the valley bottoms of the downstream)
Soil texture: Medium (ranked 1, the soil texture varies with the physiographic position of the area. The Argyle decreases when climbs the slopes(15,4 to 15); the lime also decreases - fine lime (15,3 to 14,6), thick lime (11,0 to 9) and coarse/light (ranked 2, the soil overlay mainly basaltic rocks, piroclastic, conglomerates and aluvial deposits)
Soil fertility: Medium (ranked 1) and low (ranked 2)
Soil drainage/infiltration: Medium (ranked 1, It's compatness coefficient is 1,31) and good (ranked 2)
Soil water storage capacity: Medium

5.4 Disponibilidad y calidad de agua

Comentarios y especificaciones adicionales sobre calidad y cantidad de agua:

Ground water table: 5-50m (Ranked 1, in rain months, it is more superficial than in the dry months) and <50m (ranked 2)
Availability of surface water: Poor/none (It existe just when it's raining)
Water quality (untreated): poor drinking water (treatment required, salinization of water due to over exploitation of wells and boreholes, ranked 1) and good drinking water (ranked 2)

5.5 Biodiversidad

Comentarios y especificaciones adicionales sobre biodiversidad:

In the occidental side of the área, where the hotspot, the landscape is greener and much rich in species (fauna and flora). Nevertheless, on the side facing W or the oriental side, the ecosystems are

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

Indique otras características relevantes de los usuarios de las tierras:

Land users applying the Technology are mainly common / average land users
Population density: 200-500 persons/km2
Annual population growth: > 4%
(With income supirior than $10000 by year).
(Income more or equal than $7500 by year).
(Income equal or less than $3750 by year).
(Income less than $2000 by year).

Off-farm income specification: The land users who apply the technology are mostly exclarecidas and more young people than those who did not implement the technique
Market orientation: Subsistence (ranked 1, it's produced by the poors end very poor land users) and mixed (ranked 2, The majurity of thats production is maked by the richs end the average land users)
Level of mechanization: Manual labour (ranked 1, it's used the family manual labour to the farms works in subsistence production) and mechanised (ranked 2, it´s not much used because it's expensive, and so much land are not gatway to them)

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

5.8 Tenencia de tierra, uso de tierra y derechos de uso de agua

Tenencia de tierra:

• estado
• individual, con título

Derechos de uso de tierra:

• individual

Derechos de uso de agua:

• comunitarios (organizado)
• individual

Comentarios:

The land uses is majurity esed by the sistem of rent a farm. Low percentage of owners, is land users of theirs area

5.9 Acceso a servicios e infraestructura

6.1 Impactos in situ demostrados por la Tecnología

Impactos socioeconómicos

Producción

Ingreso y costos

Impactos socioculturales

Impactos ecológicos

Ciclo de agua/ escurrimiento de sedimento

Suelo

Reducción de riesgos de desastres y riesgos climáticos

Otros impactos ecológicos

6.2 Impactos fuera del sitio demostrados por la Tecnología

6.3 Exposición y sensibilidad de la Tecnología al cambio climático gradual y a extremos relacionados al clima/ desastres (desde la percepción de los usuarios de tierras)

Cambio climático gradual

Cambio climático gradual

	Estación	tipo de cambios climáticos/ climas extremos	¿Cómo es que la tecnología soporta esto?
temperatura anual		incrementó	bien

Extremos (desastres) relacionados al clima

Desastres climatológicos:

	¿Cómo es que la tecnología soporta esto?
tormenta de viento	bien

Desastres climatológicos

	¿Cómo es que la tecnología soporta esto?
sequía	no se sabe

Desastres hidrológicos

	¿Cómo es que la tecnología soporta esto?
inundación general (río)	bien

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)?

Comentarios:

The maintenance costs occur in the some time with the benefits of the tecnique are feeling by the land user

6.5 Adopción de la Tecnología

Si tiene la información disponible, cuantifique (número de hogares y/o área cubierta):

375 households and 100% of the area covered

Comentarios:

85% of land user families have adopted the Technology with external material support
320 land user families have adopted the Technology with external material support
Comments on acceptance with external material support: The maintenance costs occur in the some time with the benefits of the tecnique are feeling by the land user

15% of land user families have adopted the Technology without any external material support
53 land user families have adopted the Technology without any external material support
Comments on spontaneous adoption: Someone who have implimented the tecnology with external support, today, they make it in others parcels of land voluntarily, like some others that never receive any external support

There is a moderate trend towards spontaneous adoption of the Technology
Comments on adoption trend: There are some land users that don't like that tecnology, but 80% who implement it says that it's ggod and that thesecret is a good manegement

6.7 Fuerzas/ ventajas/ oportunidades de la Tecnología

Fuerzas/ ventajas/ oportunidades desde la perspectiva del usuario de la tierra
Stabilizes the soil, and increases the organic matter
Provides forage green almost all year for cattle. Once dead, produces firewood

Fuerzas/ ventajas/ oportunidades desde la perspectiva del compilador o de otra persona de referencia clave
Retencion of sidement
Soil stabilization and improvement of its structure

6.8 Debilidades/ desventajas/ riesgos de la Tecnología y formas de sobreponerse a ellos

Debilidades/ desventajas/ riesgos desde la perspectiva del usuario de la tierra	¿Cómo sobreponerse a ellas?
Reduction in of the cultivation area , when the Leucaena invade the field.	Be always alert to the operations of Leucaenas punch.

Debilidades/ desventajas/ riesgos desde la perspectiva del compilador o de otra persona de referencia clave	¿Cómo sobreponerse a ellas?
Requires a strict maintenance, so that they are spread and infest the entire agricultural field	Technical assistance to farmers, warning them, through community radio stations, the arrival of the harvest season of the pods of Leucaena and the other cultural operations due
Its control is extremely difficult and costly in terms of resistance to the kind of garden and fire
It can generate conflict between users of adjacent land , because its propagacion is easy

7.1 Métodos/ fuentes de información

7.2 Vínculos a las publicaciones disponibles

Título, autor, año, ISBN:

Cape Verde water and soil consevation/ Sabino, António Advino,1984

¿Dónde se halla disponible? ¿Costo?

Cape Verde

Título, autor, año, ISBN:

Desertification at the Santiago Island, Desire, 2008

¿Dónde se halla disponible? ¿Costo?

Cape Verde

Título, autor, año, ISBN:

QUIBB 2007, INE, 2007

¿Dónde se halla disponible? ¿Costo?

Cape Verde