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Successul organic related land regeneration projects in Africa |
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The Tigray Project in Ethiopia
The
“Sustainable Development and Ecological Land Management with Farming
Communities in Tigray (Tigray Project) was initiated by the Institute
for Sustainable Development (ISD), the Bureau of Agriculture and Rural
Development (BoARD), and Mekelle University in four villages of the
Tigray Province in Northen Ethiopia in 1996. Within the Tigray project,
farmers have used numbers of innovations and organic practices such as
composting, crop diversification and improved water management to
reverse the developments in an area formerly severely affected by
problems such as overgrazing, soil erosion and depletion of water
resources, which exacerbate rural poverty.
The Tigray Project is farmer-led and builds on the local technologies and knowledge of the farming communities.
Main outcomes
- Increased productivity. The higher yields achieved through organic management practices resulted in:
- Farmers having the evidence and confidence to withdraw costly synthetic fertilizers
- A greater diversity of crops
- Improved farm resilience
- Higher ground water tables
- Better nutrition and
- New income opportunities.
By
2008 the successes of the project led to its expansion throughout the
country including 165 communities in the Tigray region. Moreover, the
Tigray Project has become the government model for combating land
degradation and eradicating poverty from Ethiopia.
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