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- 1. The Solution for Land Degradation in Ethiopia Name: Bisrat Erstu ID: M80009127
- 2. Background Information about Ethiopia Regarding Soil Resource • Ethiopia is rich in natural resources. • It finds its most essential resource in its fertile soil. • Most of its people rely on soil for their livelihood. • Agriculture is the backbone of the country’s economy.
- 3. 85% 15% The Percentage of Farmers in Ethiopia (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2024) Farmers Other Occupants
- 4. 37.64% 25.8% 36.56% The Contribution of the Three Sectors to the Ethiopian GDP (World Bank Open Data, 2022) Agriculture Industry Service
- 5. The Problem • Land degradation is a problem in Ethiopia but can potentially be avoided by integrating traditional methods with modern technologies. • What are the traditional and the modern techniques? • How are they implemented? • What is the need to integrate them?
- 6. The Traditional Methods • Ethiopia is home to a wide range of conventional soil conservation techniques that have been shown to be quite successful in preserving soil fertility and reducing erosion. • The Konso people are recognized by UNESCO for “Irken Sra,” terracing lands to reduce erosion by running water and heavy rainfall (Megerssa & Bekere, 2019).
- 7. Modern Technological Innovations • The government can use RS and GIS to identify areas at high risk of land degradation and implement targeted interventions. • GIS and RS science are crucial for promoting adaptive management in semi-arid environments by monitoring site- specific indicators (Gabriele et al., 2022). • RS provides precise, up-to-date data for monitoring land degradation processes, while GIS combines multiple data layers for spatial analysis and decision-making (Annappa et al., 2023).
- 8. Take Away • Land degradation in Ethiopia can be prevented by combining traditional soil conservation techniques such as terracing with modern technologies like RS and GIS. • If all levels of the government commit to combining the indigenous methods with recent technological developments, land degradation can be prevented.
- 9. References Annappa, N.N., Bhavya, N., Govinda, K., Kumar, U., & Krishna, M. R., (2023). Eco- Rehabilitation through Satellite Eyes: Mapping Degraded Land with Remote Sensing and GIS. ResearchGate, 8(6), 73-93.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376228425 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2024). Ethiopia at a glance. FAO in Ethiopia. https://www.fao.org/ethiopia/fao-in-ethiopia/ethiopia-at-a-glance/en/ Gabriele, M., Brumana, R., Previtali, M., & Cazzani, A. (2022). A combined GIS and remote sensing approach for monitoring climate change-related land degradation to support landscape preservation and planning tools: the Basilicata case study. Applied Geomatics, 15(3), 497–532. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12518-022-00437-z Megerssa, G. R., & Bekere, Y. B. (2019). Causes, consequences and coping strategies of land degradation: evidence from Ethiopia. Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management, 7(1), 1953–1957. https://doi.org/10.15243/jdmlm.2019.071.1953 World Bank Open Data. (2022). World Bank Open Data. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NV.AGR.TOTL.ZS?locations=ET
- 10. Thank You!