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)

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

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

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:

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

2.2 Description détaillée de la Technologie

Description:

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

Pays:

Ethiopie

Région/ Etat/ Province:

SNNPR

Autres spécifications du lieu:

Sorro/Lintala, Ajacho

Spécifiez la diffusion de la Technologie:

• répartie uniformément sur une zone

S'il n'existe pas d'informations exactes sur la superficie, indiquez les limites approximatives de la zone couverte:

• 10-100 km2

Commentaires:

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.

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2.6 Date de mise en œuvre de la Technologie

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

• il y a moins de 10 ans (récemment)

2.7 Introduction de la Technologie

Spécifiez comment la Technologie a été introduite: :

• par le biais de projets/ d'interventions extérieures

Commentaires (type de projet, etc.) :

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

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

Terres cultivées

• Cultures annuelles
• Cultures pérennes (non ligneuses)
• Plantations d’arbres ou de buissons

Cultures annuelles - Précisez les cultures:

• céréales - orge
• céréales - sorgho

• wheat, teff, Irish potato, haricot bean

• Enset, Desho grass

Plantations d'arbres et d'arbustes - Précisez les cultures:

• avocat
• café, cultivé en plein champ

• Eucalyptus, Cajans cajan, Sesbania sesban, casmir

Nombre de période de croissance par an: :

• 2

Précisez:

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

Pâturages

Pâturage intensif/ production fourragère :

• Affouragement en vert/ zéro-pâturage

Forêts/ bois

Produits et services:

• Bois d'œuvre (de construction)
• Bois de chauffage
• Autres produits forestiers
• Pâturage/ broutage

Commentaires:

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 Est-ce que l’utilisation des terres a changé en raison de la mise en œuvre de la Technologie ?

Est-ce que l’utilisation des terres a changé en raison de la mise en œuvre de la Technologie ?

• Oui (Veuillez remplir les questions ci-après au regard de l’utilisation des terres avant la mise en œuvre de la Technologie)

Pâturages

Pâturage intensif/ production fourragère :

• Affouragement en vert/ zéro-pâturage

3.4 Approvisionnement en eau

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

• pluvial

3.5 Groupe de GDT auquel appartient la Technologie

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

3.6 Mesures de GDT constituant la Technologie

3.7 Principaux types de dégradation des terres traités par la Technologie

érosion hydrique des sols

• Wt: perte de la couche superficielle des sols (couche arable)/ érosion de surface
• Wg: ravinement/ érosion en ravines

Commentaires:

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

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

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:

• restaurer/ réhabiliter des terres sévèrement dégradées

Commentaires:

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

4.1 Dessin technique de la Technologie

Spécifications techniques (associées au dessin technique):

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

4.2 Informations générales sur le calcul des intrants et des coûts

autre/ monnaie nationale (précisez):

Birr

Indiquez le taux de change des USD en devise locale, le cas échéant (p.ex. 1 USD = 79.9 réal brésilien): 1 USD = :

8,6

4.3 Activités de mise en place/ d'établissement

4.4 Coûts et intrants nécessaires à la mise en place

Commentaires:

Duration of establishment phase: 12 month(s)

4.5 Activités d'entretien/ récurrentes

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

Commentaires:

Machinery/ tools: shovel, hoe

Length of structure and grass strip

4.7 Facteurs les plus importants affectant les coûts

Décrivez les facteurs les plus importants affectant les coûts :

Cost/labour and requirment increased as slope increased.

5.1 Climat

5.2 Topographie

Commentaires et précisions supplémentaires sur la topographie:

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 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 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 Caractéristiques des exploitants des terres appliquant la Technologie

Indiquez toute autre caractéristique pertinente des exploitants des terres:

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 Superficie moyenne des terres utilisées par les exploitants des terres appliquant la Technologie

6.1 Impacts sur site que la Technologie a montrés

Impacts socio-économiques

Production

Revenus et coûts

Impacts socioculturels

Impacts écologiques

Sols

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

Commentaires:

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 Points forts/ avantages/ possibilités de la Technologie

7.1 Méthodes/ sources d'information

7.2 Références des publications disponibles

Titre, auteur, année, ISBN:

SOS Sahel IFSSP Terminal evaluation Report. 2003.

Titre, auteur, année, ISBN:

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