Description: Das Projekt "Bewertung heimischer Holzgewächse im Hinblick auf Bodenverbesserung und Futterwert im Hochland von West-Shewa, Äthiopien" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Institut für Waldökologie durchgeführt. Shortages of animal feed and soil fertility depletion are critical problems in the Ethiopian highlands. Proper management and utilization of indigenous trees and shrubs that exist around homesteads, farm boundaries, gullies, roadsides and farmlands can be one of the options to minimize animal feed and soil fertility problems. So far, very little work has been done on the Identification, prioritization and characterization of indigenous fodder and soil improving tree and shrub species. Similarly, local knowledge on fodder and soil improving tree and shrub species are not strongly supported by scientific investigations. The overall objective of this study is to generate social and biophysical information on indigenous fodder and soil improving tree and shrub species and thereby develop dissemination strategies that lead to species expansion and utilization. Through informal and formal surveys, potential fodder and soil improving tree and shrub species will be identified and prioritized. Replicated soil samples will be collected under the canopy of three top ranked indigenous and one exotic soil improving tree species for determination of total N, available P, Ca, Mg, K, Fe, Mn, S, Al, Na, organic C and pH. The total number of composite soil samples will be 108. Thirty-six foliage, stem and fruit samples will be collected from soil improving tree and shrub species for determination macronutrients (N, P, K, Ca, mg and S), micronutrients (Fe, Al, Na and Mn), ash, lignin and polyphenol. Similarly, 36 foliage, stem and fruit samples will be collected from top ranked three indigenous and one exotic fodder tree and shrub species for determination of mineral composition (N, P, Na, Ca and Mg), acid-detergent fiber (ADF), neutral-detergent fiber (NDF), crude protein (CP), dry matter (DM), ash, and in-vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD), lignin and polyphenol. Interview will be employed to identify potential partners that will have a stake in disseminating fodder and soil improving tree species. Awareness creation avenues that exist in the project area and can play a role for tree species popularization will be explored. Focal groups discussion will be conducted to assess community based local institutions, laws and by-laws that can have relevance for dissemination exercises. Theoretical and practical training will be organized for 30 farmers and local development agents. Farmers will practically observe and evaluate fodder and soil improving tree species that exist in their surroundings. The training will involve women and men farmers that are from different social categories. Fodder and soil improving value, and dissemination strategies of indigenous tree species will be published in bulletins, journal and workshop proceedings to increase awareness of scientific communities.
Types:
SupportProgram
Origin: /Bund/UBA/UFORDAT
Tags: Lignin ? Straßenseitenraum ? Wien ? Aluminium ? Baumstamm ? Bodennährstoff ? Gehölz ? Mangan ? Natrium ? Calcium ? Eisen ? Waldökologie ? Obstbaum ? Entwicklungszusammenarbeit ? Äthiopien ? Futterpflanze ? Asche ? Baum ? Phosphor ? Blei ? Schwefel ? Trockensubstanz ? Futtermittel ? Gesamtstickstoff ? Interview ? Landwirtschaftlicher Betrieb ? Laubblatt ? Spurenelement ? Bodenfruchtbarkeit ? Bodenverbesserung ? Gelöster organischer Kohlenstoff ? Gehölzpflanze ? Bodeninformation ? Dorf ? Informationsvermittlung ? Management ? Bewertung ? pH-Wert ? Protein ? Studie ? Viehwirtschaft ? Bodenbewirtschaftung ? Bodenprobe ? Bodenuntersuchung ? Bodenwert ? Datenerhebung ? Landwirtschaftliche Fläche ? Umweltbewusstsein ? Landwirtschaft ? Gebirge ? Mineral ? Workshop ? Futterwert ? Polyphenol ? Trockengewicht ? Viehfutter ?
License: cc-by-nc-nd/4.0
Language: Deutsch
Time ranges: 2006-01-01 - 2007-11-23
Webseite zum Förderprojekt
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