Economics of agroforestry land use system, Upper Blue Nile Basin, northwest Ethiopia

Mekonnen, Mulatie; Worku, Tigist; Yitaferu, Birru; Cerdà, Artemi; Keesstra, Saskia

doi:10.1007/s10457-021-00612-y

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“…Making large tracts of the grazing lands to be converted to plantation forests and cultivated lands. The result agrees with the findings of Shiferaw (2011), Fisseha et al (2011), Worku et al (2016), Gashaw et al (2017), Mekonnen et al (2021) and Worku et al (2021) in different parts of Ethiopia. Moreover, the annual change in grazing land use decreased by 0.73% (Table 4).…”

Section: Grazing Landsupporting

confidence: 92%

Land use change and its effect on selected soil properties in the northwest highlands of Ethiopia

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Section: Grazing Landsupporting

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Land use change and its effect on selected soil properties in the northwest highlands of Ethiopia

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2022

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“…According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO, 2006) soil classification framework, Luvisols are the dominant soil type within the study site (Ebabu et al, 2020) (Figure S2), followed by Leptosols (shallow and degraded soils on steep slopes), which are especially vulnerable to erosion (Mekonnen, 2016).…”

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“…Elucidating changes in the peak flow response time of a watershed resulting from changes in land use/land cover (LULC) and management practice is a key component of determining hydrological processes and is valuable information for any hydrologic design (Abdulkareem et al, 2017;Gericke & Smithers, 2014, 2016Marhaento et al, 2018;McCuen, 2009;Sultan et al, 2022). The lag time (T L ) of peak flow is a key parameter of how rapidly a watercourse responds in terms of runoff discharge to the precipitation over its catchment (Allnutt et al, 2020;McEnroe et al, 2016).…”

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Analyzing the influence of changes in land use and management practices on the lag time of peak flows for tropical watersheds of Ethiopia

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Changes in peak flow response time governed by rainfall and physical configurations of watersheds have been the topic of many studies, but other factors are also important. We aimed to analyze the dynamics in the lag time (T L ) of peak flow for a tropical watershed (Kecha) and its sub-watersheds (Dokmit, Zenjero Maderia, and Wotit Minch) in Ethiopia, as influenced by land-use changes from 1982 to 2017 and the implementation of soil and water conservation (SWC) practices since 2011. Layered maps of land use, soil type, and SWC practices were used to determine the curve number, and the Natural Resource Conservation Service hydrologic model was used to estimate T L . We compared the estimated values against measured median values of T L for 30 rainfall-runoff events. The estimated T L of 1982, 2005, and 2017 varied from 9 to 19 min, 8 to 18 min, and 10 to 22 min, respectively, in the Dokmit, Zenjero Maderia, and Wotit Minch subwatersheds. The smallest (8 min) and greatest (22 min) values of T L were observed during 2005 and 2017, respectively. These results are likely attributable to the increased amount of cultivated area at the expense of bushland and forest in 2005 as compared to 1982, and the implementation of SWC practices in 2011-2017. Dokmit had the lowest T L values of the three sub-watersheds, most likely because of its greater coverage of grazing and cultivated lands and degraded Nitic Luvisol. The variation in T L values among the sub-watersheds was related to changes in both land use and SWC practices but also to the presence of degraded areas inherited from past human activities. Overall, such spatiotemporal flow response time analysis can provide useful information for the proper design of sustainable development strategies for particular niches in tropical regions of Ethiopia and elsewhere.

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“…They used a simulation model (FarmSAFE) for a financial assessment using data generated from several trials (standards vs alternative hedgerow management) and scenarios for wood-fuel production over a 60-year time horizon. In the northwest Ethiopian highlands, trees such as Acacia decurrens are also intercropped, as shown in a study carried out by Mulatie Mekonnen et al (2021). They investigated the productivity and economic benefit of the Acacia decurrens based Agroforestry land use system in small-scale farms.…”

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Economics of agroforestry: links between nature and society

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Economics of agroforestry land use system, Upper Blue Nile Basin, northwest Ethiopia

Cited by 13 publications

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Land use change and its effect on selected soil properties in the northwest highlands of Ethiopia

Land use change and its effect on selected soil properties in the northwest highlands of Ethiopia

Analyzing the influence of changes in land use and management practices on the lag time of peak flows for tropical watersheds of Ethiopia

Economics of agroforestry: links between nature and society

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