Livestock (especially cattle, goats and sheep) graze in the under scrub, in the event, manuring the young forest with their droppings (Charles L Malingu (Kagera TAMP, Kabale))
The technology has mitigated soil erosion and damage on road infrastructure by fast flowing runoff, and rejuvenated biodiversity in the area. Much forest cover in Mwizi has been decimated as the need for fuel wood, charcoal and land for agriculture has increased. Coupled with changing weather patterns, human and livestock pressure, many ridges and hilly slopes have been left bare. With annual rainfall of over 1200 mm, runoff often causes extensive damage to cropland and road infrastructure.
In Rubagano, the Forest Department of the Government of Uganda set aside over 20 km2 of degraded ridges and hilly slopes for tree planting. The department planted the first part as a demonstration. The other part is being planted by individuals. Projects such as ULAMP (5 to 10 years ago) and Kagera TAMP (since 2011) have worked with the communities in the area, encouraging the technology by supplying Pinus spp seedlings, training farmers to start their own tree nurseries and forming Farmer Field Schools as vehicles for generation of community consensus on sustainable land management interventions.
Purpose of the Technology: The objectives of afforestation are to provide protection of the land against soil erosion, to return productivity to degraded hilly slopes, to reduce crop (banana) devastation caused by strong winds during rainy season, to grow the capacity of available fuel wood in the area, to diversify future households incomes and protect public infrastructure, especially the road network during the rainy season.
Establishment / maintenance activities and inputs: Most of the older trees, 3 years and over, were planted from seedlings bought from established tree growers. Currently, the Farmer Field Schools are planting seedlings from their own nurseries. In the nursery, plastic sleeves called poly-pots are packed with top-soil mixed with animal manure to provide a growing medium. A calculated amount of sand is added to enhance drainage. Sowing, watering and root pruning are carried out manually.
Out on the hilly slopes, the land user establishes the woodlot and maintains the trees using his own resources. Field trainers facilitated by Kagera TAMP provide technical guidance to farmers regularly.
Natural / human environment: Woodlots are established on degraded hilly slopes or any other land use type that is not under crop production. The trees need to be protected against destruction by wild fires and livestock.
Байршил: Mbarara, Uganda, Уганда
Дүн шинжилгээнд хамрагдсан технологи нэвтрүүлсэн газрын тоо:
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Хэрэгжилтийн огноо: <10 жилийн өмнө (саяхны)
Нутагшууллын төрөл
| Зардлын нэр, төрөл | Хэмжих нэгж | Тоо хэмжээ | Нэгжийн үнэ (UGX) | Зардал бүрийн нийт өртөг (UGX) | Нийт дүнгээс газар ашиглагчийн төлсөн % |
| Хөдөлмөр эрхлэлт | |||||
| Labour | ha | 1.0 | 18.63 | 18.63 | 100.0 |
| Тоног төхөөрөмж | |||||
| Tools | ha | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 100.0 |
| таримал материал | |||||
| Seedlings | ha | 1.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | |
| Технологи бий болгох нийт үнэ өртөг | 28.43 | ||||
| Технологи бий болгох нийт үнэ өртөг, ам.доллар | 0.01 | ||||
| Зардлын нэр, төрөл | Хэмжих нэгж | Тоо хэмжээ | Нэгжийн үнэ (UGX) | Зардал бүрийн нийт өртөг (UGX) | Нийт дүнгээс газар ашиглагчийн төлсөн % |
| Хөдөлмөр эрхлэлт | |||||
| Labour | ha | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0 |
| Тоног төхөөрөмж | |||||
| Tools | ha | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 100.0 |
| таримал материал | |||||
| Seedlings | ha | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
| Технологийн арчилгаа/урсгал үйл ажиллагаанд шаардагдах нийт үнэ өртөг | 12.7 | ||||
Quantification of benefits is difficult at the moment because there is no harvest from the planted trees now.
The costs of maintainance.
The land was bare before, land slides were destroying infrastructure like roads. Problem well mitigated.
Not yet to reap the economic benefits of tree planting because trees have not matured.
With dense forest come the risk of fire. this is common in a neighboring district (Kiruhura) but is not yet a problem in Rubagano.
