Integrated Watershed Management

The program was established since 2008 at MARC to address the land degradation and loss of soils through extensive watershed management practices based on scientific premises. Efforts have been made to develop, test, evaluate, and adopt appropriate technologies, which are technically feasible, ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially acceptable. Since 2008 Jogo Gudedo and Adulala model watersheds have been initiated for empirical and action research. Soil and water conservation on croplands, area closure, and agroforestry practices, hillside terracing, testing and adaptation of crop varieties tolerant to moisture stress, climate and land use change impact, and income-generating options are the focus of the research. Read More

The major objectives of the integrated watershed management (IWM) research case team are to rehabilitate degraded lands, control gully formation and land degradation as a result of deforestation/loss of vegetation cover, runoff and erosion, and generation, adoption/introduction and popularization of improved biological and physical soil and water conservation practices in major watersheds. In line with this, so far different activities have been carried out in different parts of the country. But most of the activities have been focusing on more of development works, mainly the introduction of various improved crop, forestry and/or agro-forestry and livestock production technologies, rural energy saving, soil and water conservation practices, and gully rehabilitation technologies with participation of the community in model watersheds. Read More

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