Tree and shrub species integration in the crop-livestock farming system
2013
Integration of new tree and shrub species in the Borodo watershed will help reverse worsening watershed degradation, and address the immediate needs of farmers, such as food, fodder, fuel and various tree and shrub products. This paper evaluates tree and shrub integration to develop a strategy for enhancing species in different niches of the Ethiopian central highlands watersheds. Factors that constrain integration in the watershed are shortage of land, soil cracking, free grazing, lack of seed and seedlings of desired species, and water-logging. Niches preferred by farmers were homesteads (95.5%), gully sides (67.4%), stream sides (61.8%) road sides (60.7%), and crop land (12.4%).
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