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)

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

2.1 Breve descripción de la Tecnología

Definición de la Tecnología:

A structural measure constructed by stone/soil/wood acrross the gully to control erosion and create favourble condition for crop cultivation.

2.2 Descripción detallada de la Tecnología

Descripción:

The technology is known by the farmers for more than a century. Since the area is highly affected by gully erosion, this practice is widely used by farmers in the area and also widely practiced. Its construction starts from the bottom of the gully and proceeds upslope with different dimensions. The height depends on the depth of the gully and it is increased from year to year. On the average the width is 1m and hieght is 1.80m. The technology is used to develop big gullies and treatment of small gully like depressions, attain slope change to enhance land suitability to crop production and to conserve soil and water. The construction of the stone checkdam starts with small heights and some height is added every year until the intended height is reached. The increase in height could be done during maintenance also. The major objective being to stop gully growth, trap sediment and retain water running down the gully. In the course of increasing the height, the area for sediment deposition gets wider. The technology is suitable to areas with low rainfalls of rugged topography having a network of gullies.

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

País:

Etiopía

Región/ Estado/ Provincia:

Amhara Regional State

Especifique más el lugar :

Koshem Watershed

Especifique la difusión de la Tecnología:

• distribuida parejamente sobre un área

Si se desconoce el área precisa, indique el área aproximada cubierta:

• 10-100 km2

Comentarios:

Total area covered by the SLM Technology is 810 km2.

The technology is mostly practiced in the eastern escarpment of the the woreda experiencing low and erratic rains. Area is estimated

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2.6 Fecha de la implementación

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

• hace más de 50 años atrás (tradicional)

2.7 Introducción de la Tecnología

Especifique cómo se introdujo la Tecnología:

• como parte de un sistema tradicional (> 50 años)

Comentarios (tipo de proyecto, etc.):

Is developed by land users themselves

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

Tierras cultivadas

• Cosecha anual
• Cultivos perennes (no leñosos)
• Cosecha de árboles y arbustos

Cosechas anuales - Especifique cultivos:

• cereales - maíz
• cereales - sorgo
• leguminosas y legumbres - frijoles
• leguminosas y legumbres - otros
• cultivos de semillas oleaginosas - girasol, colza, otros

• haricot bean, teff

• sugar cane, elephant grass, local grass

Cultivos de matorrales y arbustos - Especifique cultivos:

• cítricos
• café, cultivado al aire libre
• frutas, otros
• mango, mangostán, guayaba
• papaya

• acacia, eucalyptus, khata edulis, ageava sisal, banana, lemon

Número de temporadas de cultivo por año:

• 2

Especifique:

Longest growing period in days: 210 Longest growing period from month to month: May - Nov Second longest growing period in days: 180 Second longest growing period from month to month: Jan - Apr

¿Se practica el intercultivo?

Sí

Si respondió que sí, especifique qué cultivos son intercultivados:

sorghum/maize +haricot beans

Tierra de pastoreo

Bosques

• Bosques/ zonas boscosas (semi) naturales

Bosques/ zonas boscosas (semi-) naturales: Especifique tipo de manejo:

• Tala clara

Productos y servicios:

• Madera
• Leña
• Pastoreo/ ramoneo

Comentarios:

Major land use problems (compiler’s opinion): Increase in human and animal population, overggrazing and expansion of cultivated lands to areas which are not suitable to cultivation is a problem. Meanwhile, owing to gully expansion and in the absence of preventive and control measures, there is considerable loss of soil from grazing and cultivated lands.

Major land use problems (land users’ perception): More area is getting out of production.

Other grazingland: extensive: pastoralism: in the eastern side of the SWC technology area

Other grazingland: extensive: semi-pastoralism: on the ridgea nd hilly slopes where land users are engaged in crop and livestock production

Grazingland comments: Livestock production is decreasing primarily because of decreasing grazing lands. The number of livestock being the most important factor for herd owners than the quailty. More extension work will be needed to promot the awarness of livestock owners in a way they give emphases to quality of livestock production than numbers.

Clear felling of (semi-)natural forests: to open land for cultivation, chrcoal making

Problems / comments regarding forest use: The natural forest/wood lands are decreasing mainly to expansion of cultivation and also due to high demand for use. However, because of plantations on gullies, hillside closures and woodlots there is a positive trend of increase of planted trees.

Type of cropping system and major crops comments: Fruit trees, sugar cane, pulses

Type of grazing system comments: Livestock production is decreasing primarily because of decreasing grazing lands. The number of livestock being the most important factor for herd owners than the quailty. More extension work will be needed to promot the awarness of livestock owners in a way they give emphases to quality of livestock production than numbers.

3.4 Provisión de agua

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

• de secano

Comentarios:

Water supply: Also mixed rainfed - irrigated

Water supply: post-flooding

3.5 Grupo MST al que pertenece la Tecnología

• manejo de agua superficial (manantial, río, lagos, mar):

3.6 Medidas MST que componen la Tecnología

medidas agronómicas

• A1: vegetación/ cubierta del suelo
• A2: materia orgánica/ fertilidad del suelo
• A3: Tratamiento de superficie del suelo
• A6: Manejo de residuos
• A7: Otros

medidas vegetativas

medidas estructurales

• S6: Muros, barreras, vallas, cercas

Comentarios:

Main measures: structural measures

Secondary measures: agronomic measures, vegetative measures

Type of agronomic measures: mixed cropping / intercropping, contour planting / strip cropping, legume inter-planting, manure / compost / residues, contour tillage

Type of vegetative measures: aligned: -contour

3.7 Principales tipos de degradación del suelo encarados con la Tecnología

erosión de suelos por agua

• Wt: pérdida de capa arable/ erosión de la superficie
• Wg: erosión en cárcavas

deterioro químico del suelo

• Cn: reducción de la fertilidad y contenido reducido de la materia orgánica del suelo (no ocasionados por la erosión)

Comentarios:

Main type of degradation addressed: Wg: gully erosion / gullying

Secondary types of degradation addressed: Wt: loss of topsoil / surface erosion, Cn: fertility decline and reduced organic matter content

Main causes of degradation: deforestation / removal of natural vegetation (incl. forest fires), overgrazing, other human induced causes (specify) (agricultural causes), labour availability (lack of labour), land subdivision

Secondary causes of degradation: over-exploitation of vegetation for domestic use, other natural causes (avalanches, volcanic eruptions, mud flows, highly susceptible natural resources, extreme topography, etc.) specify, poverty / wealth (lack of captial), education, access to knowledge and support services (lack of knowledge), lack of enforcement of legislat./authority

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

Especificaciones técnicas (relacionadas al dibujo técnico):

Amhara

Technical knowledge required for field staff / advisors: high

Technical knowledge required for land users: moderate

Main technical functions: increase / maintain water stored in soil, sediment retention / trapping, sediment harvesting

Secondary technical functions: reduction of slope angle, reduction of slope length, increase of infiltration

Mixed cropping / intercropping
Material/ species: sorghum/maize +haricot beans
Quantity/ density: 70,000 sor
Remarks: broadcast

Agronomic measure: mixed cropping / intercropping
Material/ species: teff + sunflower
Quantity/ density: -
Remarks: broadcast

Manure / compost / residues
Material/ species: Animal dung, fuelwood ash, leaves, soil
Quantity/ density: 0.6 ton/ha

Contour tillage
Remarks: along contour

Agronomic measure: Sediment trapped by checkdam
Remarks: along the contour

Agronomic measure: Seedbed preparation by hoe

Aligned: -contour
Vegetative material: T : trees / shrubs
Number of plants per (ha): 1500
Vertical interval between rows / strips / blocks (m): 1-1.8m
Spacing between rows / strips / blocks (m): 8-10m
Vertical interval within rows / strips / blocks (m): 1-2m
Width within rows / strips / blocks (m): 1x1

Vegetative measure: aligned: contour
Vegetative material: G : grass
Number of plants per (ha): -
Vertical interval between rows / strips / blocks (m): 1-1.8m
Spacing between rows / strips / blocks (m): 8-10m
Vertical interval within rows / strips / blocks (m): -
Width within rows / strips / blocks (m): -

Vegetative measure: aligned: contour
Vegetative material: G : grass
Number of plants per (ha): 2000
Vertical interval between rows / strips / blocks (m): 1-1.8m
Spacing between rows / strips / blocks (m): 8-10m
Vertical interval within rows / strips / blocks (m): -
Width within rows / strips / blocks (m): -

Vegetative measure: Vegetative material: G : grass

Vegetative measure: Vegetative material: G : grass

Trees/ shrubs species: acacia, eucalyptus, khata edulis, ageava sisal

Fruit trees / shrubs species: coffee, papaya, guava, banana, lemon, manago, orange

Grass species: elephant grass, local grass

Slope (which determines the spacing indicated above): 12.00%

If the original slope has changed as a result of the Technology, the slope today is (see figure below): 3.00%

Gradient along the rows / strips: 0.00%

Structural measure: Checkdam
Vertical interval between structures (m): 1
Spacing between structures (m): 8m
Depth of ditches/pits/dams (m): 0.3m
Width of ditches/pits/dams (m): 1m
Length of ditches/pits/dams (m): 5m
Height of bunds/banks/others (m): 0.5-1m
Width of bunds/banks/others (m): 1m
Length of bunds/banks/others (m): 5.m

Construction material (earth): Soil is embnked upslope of the stone wall as reinforcement

Construction material (stone): Stone is used to construct the embankment/wall/and is supported by soil in the upslope side to reinf

Construction material (wood): Wood used as support at the downslope side

Slope (which determines the spacing indicated above): 12%

If the original slope has changed as a result of the Technology, the slope today is: 3%

Lateral gradient along the structure: 0%

For water harvesting: the ratio between the area where the harvested water is applied and the total area from which water is collected is: 1:3

Vegetation is used for stabilisation of structures.

Change of land use type: gully converted to cropland

Other type of management: fencing and guarding - protect animals from interering to plantations

4.2 Información general sobre el cálculo de insumos y costos

otra / moneda nacional (especifique):

Birr

Si fuera relevante, indique la tasa de cambio de dólares americanos a la moneda local (ej. 1 U$ = 79.9 Reales Brasileros): 1 U$ =:

8,6

4.3 Actividades de establecimiento

4.4 Costos e insumos necesarios para el establecimiento

Comentarios:

Duration of establishment phase: 180 month(s)

4.5 Actividades de establecimiento/ recurrentes

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

Comentarios:

Machinery/ tools: Shovel, hoe

Length per hectar of land

4.7 Factores más determinantes que afectan los costos:

Describa los factores más determinantes que afectan los costos:

labour, slope and depth of the gully, width of the gully, availability of construction material, soil depth. The establishment cost considerts the cost incurred over 15 years.

5.1 Clima

5.2 Topografía

Comentarios y especificaciones adicionales sobre topografía :

Landforms: Hill slopes (ranked 1, relatively drier and the technology is most suitable to this area) and ridges (ranked 2, the ridge separates the east and west parts the SWC area)
Slopes on average: Hilly (ranked 1, mostly terraced of stone bunds), rolling (ranked 2, more number of gullies and more area under the technology) and steep (ranked 3, bush lands suitable for grazing)

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: Shallow (ranked1, more on hill slopes), moderately deep (ranked 2, on rolling terrain) and very shallow (ranked 3, on hilly and steep slopes)
Soil texture: Medium (dominant on hilly slopes) and coarse/light (on rolling terrains)
Soil fertility is low (on hilly sloping areas) and medium (on rolling lands)
Topsoil organic matter: Low (in all land forms)
Soil drainage/infiltration is good (on hilly and rolling lands) and medium (ridge)
Soil water storage capacity is low (on hilly and rolling lands) and medium (ridge)

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: 50-100 persons/km2
Annual population growth: 2% - 3%
20% of the land users are rich and own 30% of the land.
35% of the land users are average wealthy and own 30% of the land.
45% of the land users are poor and own 40% of the land.

Market orientation of garzing land production system: Subsistence (self-supply, production ids for self consumption and even it does not satistfy household needs)
Market orientation of crop land production system: Subsistence (self-supply) and mixed (subsistence and commercial)
Market orientation of crop land production system: Subsistence (self-supply, fuel wood collection for home consumption , construction wood, sell fuel woo and , make charcoal )

5.7 Área promedio de la tierra usada 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

Derechos de uso de tierra:

• individual

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

Otros impactos ecológicos

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

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

25000

De todos quienes adoptaron la Tecnología, ¿cuántos lo hicieron espontáneamente, por ej. sin recibir nada de incentivos/ materiales:

• 91-100%

Comentarios:

25000 land user families have adopted the Technology with external material support

Comments on acceptance with external material support: estimates

100% of land user families have adopted the Technology without any external material support

25000 land user families have adopted the Technology without any external material support

Comments on spontaneous adoption: estimates

There is a little trend towards spontaneous adoption of the Technology

Comments on adoption trend: Reclaiming gullies for agricultural land (crop and livestock production) is labourous.

6.7 Fuerzas/ ventajas/ oportunidades de la Tecnología

7.1 Métodos/ fuentes de información

7.2 Vínculos a las publicaciones disponibles

Título, autor, año, ISBN:

Monthly, quarterly and annual achievement reports of the DWARDO

Título, autor, año, ISBN:

Work norm of MERET

Título, autor, año, ISBN:

Ethiopian Highlands Reclamation stdy

Título, autor, año, ISBN:

Soil and water conservation , Morgan 1986