Small Scale Irrigation Users Agro-Pastoralist Access to Improved Forage Technologies for Sustainable Livestock Development in Afar and Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia
Grassland type Cultivated
Name of practice Small Scale Irrigation Users Agro-Pastoralist Access to Improved Forage Technologies for Sustainable Livestock Development in Afar and Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia
Name of main actor Werer Agricultural Research Center, agro-pastoralists
Type of actor(s) Pastoralists
Location Ethiopia
Agro-ecological region Arid/semi-arid
Sustainability dimension involved Economic, Social
Sustainability sub-themes Animal Welfare, Vulnerability, Decent Livelihood, Human Health and Safety
Year of implementation 2013
Description of best practice Scaling out of various forage technologies that have proven to be effective in small-scale irrigation user agro-pastoral communities.
Outcomes and impacts Through proven forage technologies, agro-pastoralists contribute to economic and social sustainability; improved forage production leads to increased livestock productivity, income generation and household nutrition, while supporting peace and community stability by alleviating conflict caused by scarce feed resources in rangelands.
Contacts Aklilu Nigussie Ethiopian Institutes of Agricultural Research Werer Agricultural Research Center Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Gender Research P.O.Box2003 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel:+251-221140272/73 Ext.257/259 Mobile:+251-925-921664/911-914003 Fax:+251-221140278 E-mail:
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