1.2 Coordonnées des personnes-ressources et des institutions impliquées dans l'évaluation et la documentation de la Technologie

Nom du ou des institutions qui ont facilité la documentation/ l'évaluation de la Technologie (si pertinent)

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

Nom du ou des institutions qui ont facilité la documentation/ l'évaluation de la Technologie (si pertinent)

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Ethiopia (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) - Ethiopie

1.3 Conditions relatives à l'utilisation par WOCAT des données documentées

Quand les données ont-elles été compilées (sur le terrain)?

30/05/2011

Le compilateur et la(les) personne(s) ressource(s) acceptent les conditions relatives à l'utilisation par WOCAT des données documentées:

Oui

2.1 Courte description de la Technologie

Définition de la Technologie:

It is a structural measure constructed across the slope to control erosion and increase soil moisture.

2.2 Description détaillée de la Technologie

Description:

Sorghum terrace of Diredawa locally called as Daga is constructed by placing stone walls across a slope following contour lines. The development of Sorghum terrace involves activities of creating an embankment at a given spacing, which depends on slope. Cultivation in the terrace is done by the use of Dengora (local name for spade like hand tool) if the land is sloping and by oxen if land slope is gentle (<8%). The purpose of developing Sorghum Terrace of Diredawa (STD) is to collect as much rainwater as possible for growing sorghum, which is planted by broad casting. Sorghum is the staple food in the area. Since rainfall is erratic, the STD allows more water to be stored in the soil. STD is maintained every year and also upgraded while performing different farm activities (Ploughing, Weeding, etc.,). Every time maintenance is made breaks in the terrace are repaired and additional height given to the terrace until it forms bench. STD is very suitable to areas with erratic rainfalls, sloping cultivated fields and land having abandant stones for construction. It is suitable to areas with semi-arid to arid climatic conditions and soils ranging from shallow depth to moderately deep.

2.5 Pays/ région/ lieux où la Technologie a été appliquée et qui sont couverts par cette évaluation

2.6 Date de mise en œuvre de la Technologie

Si l'année précise est inconnue, indiquez la date approximative: :

• il y a plus de 50 ans (technologie traditionnelle)

2.7 Introduction de la Technologie

Spécifiez comment la Technologie a été introduite: :

• par le biais de projets/ d'interventions extérieures

3.1 Principal(aux) objectif(s) de la Technologie

• améliorer la production
• réduire, prévenir, restaurer les terres dégradées

3.2 Type(s) actuel(s) d'utilisation des terres, là où la Technologie est appliquée

Commentaires:

Major land use problems (compiler’s opinion): The major land use problems in the areas with out SWC are overgrazing/overbrowsing by livestock specially by the small stock. Goats over browse shrubs in hill slope letting it to be bare and hence enhance erosion. Cutting of trees/shrub for fire wood denudes hillsides.

Major land use problems (land users’ perception): Declining status of the vegetative cover led to lack of wood for construction and fire wood.

Semi-nomadism / pastoralism: Yes

Grazingland comments: A substantial area has been closed around the technology area. Livestock owners are given the opportunity to cut grass from enclosures and carry it home to stall feed the animals. Most farmers like to stallfeed their animals. Number of livestock in the area is small and is limited to 1 or 2 of large stock and 2-3 of small stocks.

Problems / comments regarding forest use: Individual households plant agroforestry trees (fruits, shade trees, hedgerows) in the homestreads and on field boundaries. Trees naturally grown are maintained in scattered manner in crop fields. These are primarily used as shelter for animals that are tethered and also used as fodder and fuelwood.

Forest products and services: timber, fuelwood, grazing / browsing

Type of cropping system and major crops comments: Sorghum-beans

3.3 Informations complémentaires sur l'utilisation des terres

Approvisionnement en eau des terres sur lesquelles est appliquée la Technologie:

• pluvial

Commentaires:

Water supply: Also post-flooding

Nombre de période de croissance par an: :

• 1

Précisez:

Longest growing period in days: 180 Longest growing period from month to month: Apr - Oct

3.4 Groupe de GDT auquel appartient la Technologie

• Amélioration de la couverture végétale/ du sol
• mesures en travers de la pente

3.5 Diffusion de la Technologie

Spécifiez la diffusion de la Technologie:

• répartie uniformément sur une zone

Si la Technologie est uniformément répartie sur une zone, indiquez la superficie couverte approximative:

• 100-1 000 km2

3.6 Mesures de GDT constituant la Technologie

3.7 Principaux types de dégradation des terres traités par la Technologie

Commentaires:

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

3.8 Prévention, réduction de la dégradation ou réhabilitation des terres dégradées

Spécifiez l'objectif de la Technologie au regard de la dégradation des terres:

• réduire la dégradation des terres
• restaurer/ réhabiliter des terres sévèrement dégradées

Commentaires:

Main goals: mitigation / reduction of land degradation

Secondary goals: rehabilitation / reclamation of denuded land

4.1 Dessin technique de la Technologie

4.2 Spécification/ explications techniques du dessin technique

DireDawa

Technical knowledge required for field staff / advisors: moderate

Technical knowledge required for land users: moderate

Main technical functions: reduction of slope angle, increase of infiltration, increase / maintain water stored in soil

Secondary technical functions: water harvesting / increase water supply, sediment retention / trapping, sediment harvesting

Early planting
Material/ species: Sorghum + Chat
Quantity/ density: 17500 +400

Mixed cropping / intercropping
Material/ species: Sorghum + Potato

Contour planting / strip cropping
Material/ species: Sorghum + Chat

Mulching
Material/ species: Sorghu Stalk/residue

Green manure
Material/ species: Sorghum/Chat-beans

Manure / compost / residues
Material/ species: Sorghum/Chat

Contour tillage
Remarks: Ploughing along the contour

Aligned: -contour
Vegetative material: O : other
Number of plants per (ha): 17500-2000
Spacing between rows / strips / blocks (m): 0.2
Vertical interval within rows / strips / blocks (m): 0.2-0.3

Perennial crops species: Chat

Slope (which determines the spacing indicated above): 10.00%

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%

Terrace: backward sloping
Vertical interval between structures (m): 1-2
Spacing between structures (m): 4-6
Height of bunds/banks/others (m): 1
Width of bunds/banks/others (m): 0.5-2
Length of bunds/banks/others (m): 50-300

Bund/ bank: level
Vertical interval between structures (m): 1-2
Height of bunds/banks/others (m): 1
Width of bunds/banks/others (m): 0.3-0.5
Length of bunds/banks/others (m): 50-300

Construction material (earth): earth is placed upslope of the stone wall to provide reinforcement

Construction material (stone): stone is used for the embankment

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

If the original slope has changed as a result of the Technology, the slope today is: 4%

Lateral gradient along the structure: 0%

Vegetation is used for stabilisation of structures.

Change of land use type: from grazing to cultivated land

Control / change of species composition: from mono-cropping to mixed cropping

4.3 Informations générales sur le calcul des intrants et des coûts

autre/ monnaie nationale (précisez):

Birr

Indiquer le taux de change du dollars en monnaie locale (si pertinent): 1 USD= :

8,6

4.4 Activités de mise en place/ d'établissement

	Activité	Type de mesures	Calendrier
1.	Chat planting by cutting	Végétale	early rains
2.	Sorghum planting	Végétale	early rains
3.	Sowing	Végétale	with rains & withdrawal of rains
4.	Contour marking & layout	Structurel	dry period/after harvest
5.	Digging foundation	Structurel	after light rains/moist soil
6.	Stone collection	Structurel	dry season
7.	Stone wall placement	Structurel	after light rains/moist soil
8.	Earth support upslope	Structurel	after light rains/moist soil
9.	Clear vegetation	Modes de gestion	dry period
10.	Construct Daga	Modes de gestion	dry season
11.	Land preparation	Modes de gestion	after the 1st rains

4.5 Coûts et intrants nécessaires à la mise en place

	Spécifiez les intrants	Unité	Quantité	Coûts par unité	Coût total par intrant	% des coût supporté par les exploitants des terres
Main d'œuvre	Labour	ha	1,0	272,0	272,0	50,0
Equipements	Animal traction	ha	1,0	20,0	20,0	100,0
Equipements	Tools	ha	1,0	4,0	4,0	100,0
Matériel végétal	Seeds	ha	1,0	5,0	5,0	100,0
Engrais et biocides	Compost manure	ha	1,0			100,0
Coût total de mise en place de la Technologie					301,0

Commentaires:

Duration of establishment phase: 12 month(s)

4.6 Activités d'entretien/ récurrentes

	Activité	Type de mesures	Calendrier/ fréquence
1.	Tillage	Agronomique	dry season / 2-3
2.	Sowing	Agronomique	dry season / each cropping season
3.	Cultivation	Agronomique	early rains, after sawing, before flowering / each cropping season
4.	Weeding	Agronomique	after flowrinf / each cropping season
5.	Harvest	Agronomique	dry season, after crop matures / each cropping season
6.	Cultivation	Végétale	during rains /2
7.	Weeding	Végétale	withdrawal of rains /1
8.	Stone collection	Structurel	dry season/1
9.	Repairing breaks	Structurel	before planting/1
10.	Add stone wall height/upgrading	Structurel	before planting/1
11.	Plant stablizing/ trees/shrubs	Structurel	after rains/1
12.	Planting of useful trees & fruit trees	Modes de gestion	after rains / annual
13.	Cultivation and weeding	Modes de gestion	during rains / 2

4.7 Coûts et intrants nécessaires aux activités d'entretien/ récurrentes (par an)

	Spécifiez les intrants	Unité	Quantité	Coûts par unité	Coût total par intrant	% des coût supporté par les exploitants des terres
Main d'œuvre	Labour	ha	1,0	40,7	40,7	100,0
Coût total d'entretien de la Technologie					40,7

Commentaires:

Machinery/ tools: hand tools for digging earth and breaking stone

The cost is mainly for construction and maintenance of the structural measures and cost of production.

4.8 Facteurs les plus importants affectant les coûts

Décrivez les facteurs les plus importants affectant les coûts :

Slope:- As the slope increases cost of construction increases, Soil depth:- when the soil depth is shallow digging the foundation becomes more costly.

5.1 Climat

5.2 Topographie

Commentaires et précisions supplémentaires sur la topographie:

Landforms: Also hill slopes (ranked 2) and valley floors (ranked 3)
Slopes on average: Also hilly (ranked 2) and moderate as well as gentle (both ranked 3)

5.3 Sols

Si disponible, joignez une description complète du sol ou précisez les informations disponibles, par ex., type de sol, pH/ acidité du sol, capacité d'échange cationique, azote, salinité, etc.

Soil fertility is low (ranked 1), medium (ranked 2) and very low (ranked 3)
Soil drainage/infiltration is good
Soil water storage capacity is low (ranked 1), medium (ranked 2) and very low (ranked 3)

5.6 Caractéristiques des exploitants des terres appliquant la Technologie

Indiquez toute autre caractéristique pertinente des exploitants des terres:

Population density: 50-100 persons/km2
Annual population growth: 2% - 3%
40% of the land users are average wealthy and own 60% of the land.
60% of the land users are poor and own 40% of the land.
Off-farm income specification: Land users who have SWC on their land spend more time in agricultural activities compared to those who have not applied SWC measures.
Level of mechanization: Manual work (ranked 1, on steeper slopes where terraces are closer manual labour is used) and animal traction (ranked 2, on gentle slopes animal traction is used for tillage and cultivation)
Market orientation of cropland production system: Subsistence ( They do not produce enough for their own consumption in case of sorghum/cereal crops but chat is produced more for market, ranked 1) and mixed (ranked 2)
Market orientation of forest production system: Subsistence (Chat is planted for consumption as well as market, ranked 1) and mixed (Farmers sell part of the grain they have produced)
Market orientation of production system: mixed (subsistence and commercial) (Farmers sell part of the grain they have produced.)

5.7 Superficie moyenne des terres détenues ou louées par les exploitants appliquant la Technologie

6.1 Impacts sur site que la Technologie a montrés

Impacts socio-économiques

Production

Revenus et coûts

Impacts socioculturels

Impacts écologiques

Cycle de l'eau/ ruissellement

Sols

Autres impacts écologiques

6.2 Impacts hors site que la Technologie a montrés

6.4 Analyse coûts-bénéfices

Quels sont les bénéfices comparativement aux coûts de mise en place (du point de vue des exploitants des terres)?

Quels sont les bénéfices comparativement aux coûts d'entretien récurrents (du point de vue des exploitants des terres)?

6.5 Adoption de la Technologie

Parmi tous ceux qui ont adopté la Technologie, combien d'entre eux l'ont fait spontanément, à savoir sans recevoir aucune incitation matérielle ou aucun paiement?

• 10-50%

Commentaires:

30% of land user families have adopted the Technology with external material support

20% of land user families have adopted the Technology without any external material support

6.7 Points forts/ avantages/ possibilités de la Technologie

Points forts/ avantages/ possibilités du point de vue de l'exploitant des terres
Production increased How can they be sustained / enhanced? external support with incentives such as tools, material for constructing structures for flood and runoff diversion.
more soil moisture How can they be sustained / enhanced? integration of measures that reduces evapotranspiration
Soil erosion controlled How can they be sustained / enhanced? exercise effective maintenance

Points forts/ avantages/ possibilités du point de vue du compilateur ou d'une autre personne ressource clé
have higher efficiency for retaining water in the soil How can they be sustained / enhanced? Strengthening maintenance, avoid livestock,exercise stall feeding, enhancing runoff and flood farming
mantenance is simple because material is available
Forms bench terrace easily
Soil loss is remarkably reduced
Production doubled and even increased by 150-200%

6.8 Faiblesses/ inconvénients/ risques de la Technologie et moyens de les surmonter

Faiblesses/ inconvénients/ risques du point de vue du compilateur ou d'une autre personne ressource clé	Comment peuvent-ils être surmontés?
hindering movement	provide path way for humans and oxen during farm operation