Saturday, August 14, 2021

Soil And Water Conservation : When to apply

 

·         CONSERVATION MEASURES ON CULTIVATED LAND

o   Alley Cropping 

§  Slope Range: All

§  Soil Range: All, including shallow and

§  degraded soilsMoist and Wet Dega

§  Moist and Wet Weyna Dega

§  Moist and Wet Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Bench Terrace  60

§  Slope Range: Slopes with gradients up to 50%

§  Soil Range: Vertical interval is two-and-a-half times the

§  soil depth

§  All High Dega

§  All Dega

§  All Weyna Dega

§  All Kolla

§  Moist Berh

o   Broadbed and Furrow  62

§  Slope Range: Gentle slopes of less than 15%

§  Soil Range: Heavy soils, e.g. Vertisol

§  All High Dega

§  Moist and Wet Dega

§  Moist and Wet Weyna Dega

§  Moist and Wet Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Conservation Tillage  64

§  Slope Range: All slopes (above 15%, however, combine

§  with contour structures)

§  Soil Range: All

§  All High Dega

§  All Dega

§  All Weyna Dega

o   Graded Bund  66

§  Slope Range: 3–50%

§  Soil Range: All soils in wet, clay soil in moist

§  agro-ecological zones

§  All High Dega

§  Moist and Wet Dega

§  Moist and Wet Weyna Dega

§  Moist and Wet Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Graded Fanya Juu  68

§  Slope Range: 3–50%, more on steeper slopes

§  Soil Range: All deep soils in wet, deep clay soils in

§  moist agroecological zones

§  All High Dega

§  Moist and Wet Dega

§  Moist and Wet Weyna Dega

§  Moist and Wet Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Grass Strip 

§  Slope Range: Slopes with gradients of less than 15%

§  Soil Range: All

§  All High Dega

§  Moist and Wet Dega

§  Moist and Wet Weyna Dega

§  Moist and Wet Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Level Bund 

§  Slope Range: 3–50%

§  Soil Range: All depths greater than 50 cm, or

§  according to farmer’s consent

§  Moist High Dega

§  Dry and Moist Dega

§  Dry and Moist Weyna Dega

§  Dry and Moist Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Level Fanya Juu  74

§  Slope Range: 3–50%

§  Soil Range: All depths greater than 50 cm, according

§  to farmer’s consent

§  Moist High Dega

§  Dry and Moist Dega

§  Dry and Moist Weyna Dega

§  Dry and Moist Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Mulch  76

§  Slope Range: All (combined with contour structures on steeper slopes)

§  Soil Range: All, in particular shallow and

§  degraded soils, but less suitable on heavy soils where  waterlogging is a problem

§  All Dega

§  All Weyna Dega

§  All Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Trash Line  78

§  Slope Range: Gentle slopes of less than 15%

§  Soil Range: All

§  All Dega

§  All Weyna Dega

§  All Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Vetiver  80

§  Slope Range: All

§  Soil Range: All

§  All Dega

§  All Weyna Dega

§  All Kolla

§  Moist Berha

·         CONSERVATION MEASURES ON GRASSLAND

o   Controlled Grazing 

§  Slope Range: On gentle, well-covered rangeland

§  Soil Range: All except heavily degraded soil

§  All High Dega

§  All Dega

§  All Weyna Dega

§  All Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Cut and Carry 

§  Slope Range: After grass established, all slopes

§  Soil Range: All except heavily degraded soil

§  All High Dega

§  All Dega

§  All Weyna Dega

§  All Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Grassland Improvement 

§  Slope Range: All

§  Soil Range: All

§  Moist and Wet Dega

§  Moist and Wet Weyna Dega

§  Moist and Wet Kolla

·         CONSERVATION MEASURES ON FORESTLAND

o   Hillside Terrace 

§  Slope Range: 50 to 100%

§  Soil Range: On heavily degraded land

§  Moist High Dega

§  Dry and Moist Dega

§  Dry and Moist Weyna Dega

§  Dry and Wet Kolla

o   Microbasin 

§  Slope Range: All

§  Soil Range: All except highly degraded land

§  Moist High Dega

§  Dry and Moist Dega

§  Dry and Moist Weyna Dega

§  Dry and Wet Kolla

o   Tree Planting 

§  Slope Range: All

§  Soil Range: All except highly degraded land

§  All High Dega

§  All Dega

§  All Weyna Dega

§  All Kolla

§  Moist Berh

o   Trench 

§  Slope Range: All

§  Soil Range: All

§  Dry and Moist Dega

§  Dry and Moist Weyna Dega

§  Dry and Wet Kolla

·         CONSERVATION MEASURES COMMON TO ALL LAND USE TYPES

o   Area Closure 

§  Slope Range: All

§  Soil Range: All

§  All High Dega

§  All Dega

§  All Weyna Dega

§  All Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Checkdam 

§  Slope Range: All

§  Soil Range: Take care on deeply weathered rock or

§  loosely accumulated deposits

§  All High Dega

§  All Dega

§  All Weyna Dega

§  All Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Cutoff Drain

§  Slope Range: 3–50%

§  Soil Range: All

§  All High Dega

§  All Dega

§  All Weyna Dega

§  All Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Gully Rehabilitation

§  Slope Range: 0–30%

§  Soil Range: All, but take care on deeply weathered

§  soils or loosely accumulated deposits

§  All High Dega

§  All Dega

§  All Weyna Dega

§  All Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Revegetation 

§  Slope Range: All

§  Soil Range: All

§  All High Dega

§  All Dega

§  All Weyna Dega

§  All Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Water Harvesting

§  Slope Range: All (note specific limitation)

§  Soil Range: All

§  All High Dega

§  All Dega

§  All Weyna Dega

§  All Kolla

§  Moist Berha

o   Waterway 

§  Slope Range: 3–50%

§  Soil Range: All, but take care on deeply

§  weathered subsoils

§  All High Dega

§  Moist and Wet Dega

§  Moist and Wet Weyna Dega

§  Moist and Wet Kollla

§  Moist Berha

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