Materials and methods the materials for this study consisted of a total of 51 populations 943 individuals collected from various agroecological zones in. Map of the location of ethiopia in east africa and location of snnprs in ethiopia 36 figure 5. The agroecological zones approach is a gisbased modeling framework that combines land evaluation methods with socioeconomic and multiplecriteria analysis to evaluate spatial and dynamic aspects of agriculture. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia march, 2016 integrated agro industrial parks iaips. Agroecological zonation can help in the process of. Ethiopia is the secondmost populous country in africa, with over 100 million2 residents. In ethiopia, two classifications are known that include the traditional agroecological zones and the elaborated agroecological zones developed by moa and eiar. As mentioned in the introductory part, there is a dearth of empirical work in ethiopia on technical efficiency of farming systems across agro ecological zones. Jul, 2017 rdps 2003 the basic principles that govern agricultural development policy in ethiopia include the following. Epicenter of agricultural commercialization ministry of industry by mebrahtu meles phd state minister ministry of industry workshop on the promotion of the agropoles and agroprocessing zones apz in africa.
In ethiopia, two classifications are known that include the traditional agroecological zones and the elaborated agro ecological zones developed by moa and eiar. Some ecological variables and important agroecological zones aez are detailed below. According to the ministry of agriculture 1998, ethiopia has 18 main agroecological zones. Enset farm arrangement in dega left and woyna dega right. The indices are applied to daily temperature and precipitation data. They are based on data generated from several series of cropnutrient response trials carried out in ethiopia, both prior to and under the auspices of the optimising fertilizer recommendations for africa ofra project. Optimization of fertilizer recommendations in ethiopia. Map of ethiopia showing location of tigray and study area. Department of animal science and husbandry, faculty of agriculture, assosa university, asosa, ethiopia. Agro ecological zones of ethiopia 2000 edition open library. The strategy reflects changes that have already been made to programming in 20152018 as a result of the lessons learned.
Accepted 12 april, 20 the study was conducted to explore the socioeconomic characteristics of poultry production in lowland and midland agroecological zones of. Different production attributes of local dairy production were compared in two agro ecological locations across 6 kebelles the smallest adminstration. Apr 25, 2017 ethiopia has extremely variable agro climatic conditions and major ecological systems that are suitable for diverse genetic resources. A crosssectional seroepidemiological study of bovine brucellosis was conducted between september 2005 and march 2006 in three separate agroecological areas of central oromiya, ethiopia. The combination of the thermal and moisture regimes 3. Agroecological zones targeted for fertilizer use optimization in ethiopia agroecological zones altitude masl tepid to cold moist mid highland 1700 2200 tepid to cold moist mid highland 2000 tepid to cold humid mid highland 1700 2200.
The impact of climate change on teff production in southeast tigray, ethiopia j. Most of the studies conducted so far focused on land renting and sharecropping issues see gavian and ehui, 1999. An agroecological zone is a land resource mapping unit, defined in terms of climate, landform and soils, andor land cover, and having a specific range of potentials and constraints for land use. Ethiopia has extremely variable agroclimatic conditions and major ecological systems that are suitable for diverse genetic resources. Interdev agroecological farming systems defines itself as a network of partners aiming to gather, format and disseminate useful and operational information in order to meet the needs for information of practitioners in natural resources. Trends in extreme climate events over three agroecological zones of southern ethiopia article pdf available in advances in meteorology 20181.
Since the initiation of agricultural activities and human settlements in. The average number of clutches per year per hen was 3. The impact of climate change on teff production in southeast. The ethiopia country plan is informed by performance impact, and populationbased data and analysis of the first phase of the feed the future initiative 20102015. The ruralurban transformation in ethiopia researchgate, the professional. The results of the global aez assessment are estimated by grid cell and aggregated to national, regional, and global levels. Agro climatic characterization in the selected woredas of. The east wollega zone stratified into three agro ecological zones based on agroclimatic conditions namely.
Technical efficiency in crop production across agro. Crops and agroecological zones of ethiopia prrp ethiopia. Once these zones are recognized and characterized on a scientific basis, it would be possible to categorize the country into a fairly homogeneous resource types namely agro ecological zones aezs and at the same time to describe the associated environmental problems and suggest solutions of each on a zonal basis. Introduction agro ecological zoning aez refers to the division of an area of lend into smaller units, which have similar characteristics related to land suitability, potential production and environmental impact. The ethiopian traditional system uses altitude and mean daily temperature to divide the country into 5. At axum in northern ethiopia, 83% of the rainfall occurs in july and august. The agro ecological zones approach is a gisbased modeling framework that combines land evaluation methods with socioeconomic and multiplecriteria analysis to evaluate spatial and dynamic aspects of agriculture. Agroecology, agroclimatology, belts, major zones, traditional altitudinal belts, gis, digital elevation modelling, field mapping. The essential elements in defining an agroecological zone are the growing period, temperature regime and soil mapping unit.
Ethiopias elevation ranges from 110m below sea level to over 5,000m above sea level and it has more than 30 agroecological zones, making it one of the worlds biodiversity hotspots. The mean annual rainfall of the area varies between 1200 mm and 1599 mm, with 15 c to 19. In designing the survey, a stratified sampling technique with simple random was employed. Relatively, more species richness and low evenness was observed in the midaltitude. Hill shading of ethiopia based on a digital elevation model dem, which.
Global food security strategy gfss ethiopia country plan. The africa agroecological zones dataset documentation files. Oromia is mainly characterized by the diversity in altitude occupying climate and ecological variation generally western oromia is. An evaluation of poultry management in lowland and midland. Past research activities were commodity based and research was not performed on. Users are advised to read and understand the metadata before access and use of the resources. Once these zones are recognized and characterized on a scientific basis, it would be possible to categorize the country into a fairly homogeneous resource types namely agroecological zones aezs and at the same time to describe the associated environmental problems and suggest solutions of each on a zonal basis. Study on the epidemiology of foot and mouth disease in. Jan 14, 2010 agro ecological zones of ethiopia by, 2000, the dept. Sidama zone is a subdivision of ethiopias southern nations, nationalities, and peoples region snnpr, currently awaiting separation from the snnpr and transformation into sidama region after a 97% vote in favor of increased autonomy in the 2019 sidama referendum. The new research shows for the first time how each of five agroecological zones for coffee will respond to climate change by the middle of the century. In 1984, the ministry of agriculture moa divided the country into eight agroecological zones for the purpose of launching a comprehensive agricultural development effort, codenamed padep peasant agricultural development programme. It tentatively locates ar eas where significant morphological variation exists for germplasm collection and in situ conservation.
In the agroecological zones, smallscale subsistence farming is widely practiced in the highlands and livestock keeping in the lowlands. Box 5689, addis ababa, ethiopia summary effective landuse planning is necessary if optimal use is to be made of land for sustained and increased agricultural production. There are three major agroecological climate zones in ethiopia. The impact of climate change on teff production in southeast tigray, ethiopia. Epidemiological study of bovine brucellosis in three agro. Moard ministry of agriculture and rural development. Forestry, land use and soil conservation department. Technical efficiency of farming systems across agroecological. Trends in extreme climate events over three agroecological. Materials and methods the materials for this study consisted of a total of 51 populations 943 individuals collected from various agro ecological zones in ethiopia see.
Agro ecological zones of ethiopia 2000 edition open. Agroecological zones are perhaps the predominant methodology used to organize geographic space to understand actual and potential agricultural production. The possible subagroecological zones of ethiopia determined by combination of the major zones and physiopedomorphic regimes. In this study, a total of 176 clusters farms and 1,238 animals were selected, using the onestage cluster sampling method. The traditional zones include bereha, kolla, woina dega, dega,wurch and kur where many kinds of crops are grown in each of these ecological zones. To attain this goal, ethiopia needs to sustain the high growth episodes that have been observed over the last decade by deepening structural change in its economy. The federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of. In the agro ecological zones, smallscale subsistence farming is widely practiced in the highlands and livestock keeping in the lowlands. Traditional climatic zones and their physical characteristics 2. Ethiopia, with its extremely variable agroclimatic conditions, has several major ecological systems that support large and very diverse genetic resources alemayehu, 2006. Multiclass classification of agroecological zones for. Agroclimatic zones of ethiopia as the climate is rather complex, it has been the topic of many studies and several classification systems have been applied to the ethiopian situation.
Ecological zones aez process is the main system for assessing agricultural resources and potential can be applied at global, regional and national levels for better planning, management and monitoring of land resources fao involved in methodology development since 1978. Of the 18 agro ecological zones, 11 agroecological zones, representing more than. It is a landlocked country, with a total land mass of 1. Agroecological belts of ethiopia explanatory notes on three maps at a scale of 1. Agroecology, agroclimatology, belts, major zones, traditional.
Introduction a large number of crops are grow in ethiopia that include cereals teff, wheat, barley, corn. Examples of landscapes of the three agroecological zones 40 figure 7. The african fertilizer and agribusiness partnership. If ethiopias institutional setup continues to be irresponsive to climate variability and. Ethiopia, the ethiopian peasants have always recognized at least three major agroclimatic.
The labour intensive strategy proper utilization of agricultural land a foot on the ground taking different agroecological zones into account an integrated development path the different agroecological zones. Accepted 27 may, 2016 the study was conducted to explore the socioeconomic characteristics of poultry production in lowland and midland agroecological zones of central tigray, northern ethiopia. Sidama zone is a subdivision of ethiopia s southern nations, nationalities, and peoples region snnpr, currently awaiting separation from the snnpr and transformation into sidama region after a 97% vote in favor of increased autonomy in the 2019 sidama referendum. Each region is divided into zones, which are further divided into districts fig. The resulting units are the agroecological zones, which have a unique combination, or a specified range, of soil mapping units, growing period regimes, and thermal regimes. Productive and reproductive performance of indigenous.
The ecoregions of ethiopia are widely used for extensive grazing systems. Pdf crops and agroecological zones of ethiopia abebaw. Phenotypic diversity of ethiopian barleys in relation to. At first, two out of 35 weredas in the region were purposively selected because. An agroecological cell aec is defined by a unique combination of landform, soil and climatic characterist. Agro ecological zones aezs are land units defined on the basis of combinations of soil, land form and climatic characteristics. Of the 18 zones, 11 zones representing more than 74% of the country were selected. A case study of growing manufacturing industry in ethiopia ix ethiopia has embarked on a transformational journey of becoming a low middleincome carbonneutral economy by 2025. Understanding production systems is a prerequisite for designing proper improvement interventions. In 1984, the ministry of agriculture moa divided the country into eight agro ecological zones for the purpose of launching a comprehensive agricultural development effort, codenamed padep peasant agricultural development programme. It is named for the sidama people, whose homeland is in the zone. Animal, rangeland, and wildlife sciences, mekelle university, p.
The impact of climate change on teff production in. Effects of climatic conditions and agroecological settings. Socioeconomic characteristics of poultry production in. A crosssectional seroepidemiological study of bovine brucellosis was conducted between september 2005 and march 2006 in three separate agro ecological areas of central oromiya, ethiopia. The study aims to assess trends in extremes of surface temperature and precipitation through the application of the world meteorological organizations wmo expert team on climate change detection and indices etccdi on datasets representing three agroecological zones in southern ethiopia. Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing nonoil economies in africa.
Accepted 27 may, 2016 the study was conducted to explore the socioeconomic characteristics of poultry production in lowland and midland agro ecological zones of central tigray, northern ethiopia. Pdf ecosystem service value distribution along the. The strategy reflects changes that have already been made to programming in 20152018 as a result of the lessons learned from the first phase of the feed the future initiative. Ethiopia has diverse agroecologies, which enable the production of a variety of crops and livestock. Sidama is bordered on the south by the oromia region except for. Past research activities were commodity based and research was not performed on agro ecological basis. Agroecology, agroclimatology, belts, major zones, traditional altitudinal belts, gis, digital elevation modelling, field mapping cover. The findings show the biggest losers will be producers in hotter areas with long dry seasons, such as parts of brazil, india, and central america. Growing manufacturing industry in ethiopia case study. In ethiopia, countries are located in different agroecological zones lowland 15401680 masl, transitional zone 16801800 masl, midaltitude 21002300 masl and highland 27402800 masl. Ethiopia is divided into 11 administrative regions. Crops and agroecological zones of ethiopia dereje gorfu and eshetu ahmed senior researchers, ethiopian institute of agricultural research, p. In this study, a total of 176 clusters farms and 1,238 animals were selected, using.
As mentioned in the introductory part, there is a dearth of empirical work in ethiopia on technical efficiency of farming systems across agroecological zones. Locally known as gamoojje or woinadega, this is a temperate zone ranging from an elevation of 1500 m to 2500 m above sea level. Different production attributes of local dairy production were compared in two agroecological locations across 6 kebelles the smallest adminstration. The traditional zones include bereha, kolla, woina dega, dega,wurch and kur where many kinds of. Rainfall variability across the agroclimatic zones of a. Nbi16 agroecological zones datasets is made up of aezbll08, aezbll09, aezbll10. The use of agroclimatic zones as a basis for tailored seasonal rainfall forecasts for the cropping systems in the central rift valley of ethiopia sue walker, university of the free state bloemfontein, south africa, yohannes geyesus getahun, national meteorological service agency, ethiopia, kindie tesfaye, alemya university, ethiopia. Agro ecological zoning aezrefers to the division of an area of lend into smaller unitis, which have similar characteristics related to land su1tability, potential production and environmental impact. Optimizing fertilizer use within an integrated soil.
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