Land Use/Land Cover Changes Environmental Analysis and Implication for Sustainable Agriculture Development in Gambella Woreda, Gambell Region South Western Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Asrat, Asfawosen (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Alemu, Woldesemayat | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-11T12:59:54Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-09T14:09:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-11T12:59:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-09T14:09:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study area is located in Gambela Woreda of Gambela region (south western Ethiopia), about 777 km from Addis Ababa. It is characterized by steep slop to the east and lowland plain area to the western direction of the region. Gambela region can be broadly classified into three agro-climatic zones, namely; moist and dry wina dega, moist kola and dry kolla or berha, but this research study focus mainly on moist Kolla agro-climate zone of Gambela Woreda. The main objectives of this study have been to investigate the magnitude and extent of land cover changes due to the expansion of cultivated land and to see indigenous resources management practices in the study area. The data for the study was acquired from the field survey using structured questionnaires, group discussion, field observation and from the official un (published) documents. The method of analysis involves the computation of quantitative indices. Such as parentage, mean, coefficient of variation and standard deviation. The qualitative results have show that the average holding size in the area is 0.75 hectare with minor disparities between the Woreda and PAs. The findings also indicated fragmentation is greater among the indigenous farmers, since they live near the riverbank area. The research also indicated land cover/land use change in the last 16 years (1990 to 2006). Barren land and cultivated land area have increased at the rate of 4.9 and 3 percent per annum. Moreover, traditional soil management practices are less employed by the study population to counter the depletion of soil nutrients. The study suggested that deforestation and soil erosion problems need to be given due attention urgently to maintain the stability and resilience of the agro-ecosystem. In addition, integrating agriculture with other income generating non farm activities are also important to raise the living condition of the people and to combat burning of natural forest for the purpose of hunting of wild animal and honey bee production throughout the dry season in all sites of the study area. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://10.90.10.223:4000/handle/123456789/8101 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa Universty | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gambella Woreda, Gambell Region | en_US |
| dc.title | Land Use/Land Cover Changes Environmental Analysis and Implication for Sustainable Agriculture Development in Gambella Woreda, Gambell Region South Western Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |