Workshop on the lessons and success stories from a pilot project on climate change adaptation

interventions in Kabe watershed, south Wollo, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 11-12 February 2013

Seid Hussen (Wollo University)

Home garden and backyard interventions at the Kabe Watershed Pilot Project in

Ethiopia, 2011-2013

Kabe is much degraded and highly populated Farm land is very much fragmented Cereal based crop production is dominant Food security is an issue in the area Home garden development with vegetable crops and highland

fruits is at its infant stage The objectives of the home-garden intervention is to introduce

vegetable crops and high value fruit trees so as to enhance intensification and increase agricultural productivity.

1. Introduction

44 male and 6 female

HHs involved in the

home-garden activities.

Potato (2 Varities),

Shallot and Garlic,

Swiss chard and Head

cabbage, Carrot and

Apple (6 varities)

introduced in the

watershed.

2. Approaches/methods

Community involvement

Crops Beneficiaries Av. yield obtained(t ha-1)

Conservative yield (t ha-1)

Likely yield (t ha-1)

Target yield(t ha-1)

Male Female

Cabbage 46 424.69

30 50 80-90

Shallot 46 4 16.63 20 30 40

Garlic 46 4 10.15 6 10 15

Carrot 46 4 35.25 20 30 40

Potato 46 4 22.64 17 28 45

Swiss chard 46 4 15.05 20 30 40

Apple 46 4 Vegetative stage

Plum 18 0 Vegetative stage

3. Results/Impact

Table 1. Average yield /ha

Crops Varities Benefits

Cabbage Copenhagen Cash crop /income and Home consumption

Shallot Local Cash crop/income and home consumption

Garlic Local Cash crop/income and seed source

Carrot Nantes Cash crop/income , home consumption

Potato Jalene , Kudene Cash crop/income, home consumption and seed source.

Swiss chard Long white ribbed Mostly for home consumption but some HH sold and used as cash crop

Apple Jonagold, Anna Crispin, BR,Cp_92 and princisa

Vegetative stage , and is well established with almost 100% survival rate

Plume Vegetative stage and Well established

Table 2. Crop varieties and benefits

Challenges

4. Challenges

• Diversification of production • Increase productivity • Better adaptation of apple varities • Problem of white root rot of garlic • Late blight problem at high altitude • Yield increment even in poor production • Community involvement was attractive and impact of

climate change can be overcome through diversification • Continuous and up-to-date training is necessary to

extension workers and farmers

5. Lessons/ recommendations