Knowledge Center Catalog

The use of the marasha ard plough for conservation agriculture in Northern Ethiopia (Record no. 28606)

MARC details
000 -LEADER
fixed length control field 04553nab a22005297a 4500
001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field G95409
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field MX-TxCIM
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20230714215108.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 210719s2011 xxu|||p|op||| 00| 0 eng d
022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
International Standard Serial Number 1773-0155 (Online)
022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
International Standard Serial Number 1774-0746
024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code https://doi.org/10.1051/agro/2010014
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency MX-TxCIM
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
090 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (RLIN)
Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) CIS-6373
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 236
Personal name Nyssen, J.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The use of the marasha ard plough for conservation agriculture in Northern Ethiopia
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. USA :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Springer,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2011.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Peer review
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Peer-review: Yes - Open Access: Yes|http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&ISSN=1774-0746
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Indigenous tillage systems are often undervalued in conservation agriculture (CA). In Ethiopia, since the 1970s there have been several attempts to develop and implement often major modifications to the marasha, the traditional ox-drawn ard plough, with the main aim of creating various types of surface depressions. The establishment of furrows and ridges increases soil moisture and grain yield and reduces soil loss. Dissemination of the modified tools, however, remains limited. Recent tendencies are towards testing relatively simple conservation agriculture tools. Major challenges remain, however; the need for capacity building and problems in marketing the tools. From experimental plots, often worked with exotic tools, there is a long road to real adoption by farmers. Rather than developing yet another CA tool, we investigate whether CA-based resource-conserving technologies might be achieved successfully with simple changes to the use of the marasha. On-farm observations on traditional conservation techniques were carried out throughout the northern Ethiopian highlands, and experiments were conducted involving resource-conserving technologies. Farmers traditionally use the marasha ard plough for various types of in situ soil and water conservation by creating surface depressions, either at the moment of sowing (terwah, derdero) or after crop emergence (shilshalo). Building upon this indigenous knowledge, we further developed resource-conserving technologies into a system named derdero+, whereby the traditional ard plough was found suitable for a “bed-and-furrow” system. From the socio-economic point of view, implementation of permanent beds and retention of stubble leads to decreased oxen (and straw) requirements, but also to an increased need for weeding in the first years. To overcome that problem, we introduced glyphosate herbicide into the tillage system. The decreased runoff (−51%) and soil loss (−81%) allow protection of the downslope areas from flooding, but soil nutrient build-up and soil structure improvement are slow processes, and hence the full benefit of the permanent bed system can only be expected after some years. Overall, this type of resource-conserving technology can be part of the ongoing intensification process which includes physical soil and water conservation, slope reforestation and irrigation development. It has, however, its own niche: the cropped land sensu stricto, i.e. the most important part of the land, both for the farmer and for a nation that is striving for long-term food security.
536 ## - FUNDING INFORMATION NOTE
Text of note Conservation Agriculture Program
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE
Language note Text in English
591 ## - CATALOGING NOTES
Affiliation CIMMYT Informa No. 1769
594 ## - STAFFID
StaffID INT2813|CSAY01
595 ## - COLLECTION
Collection CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Animal power
9 (RLIN) 26454
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Ploughs
9 (RLIN) 15015
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Conservation tillage
9 (RLIN) 1056
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Conservation agriculture
9 (RLIN) 2619
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Indigenous peoples' knowledge
9 (RLIN) 17988
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Resource conservation
9 (RLIN) 6652
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Technology
9 (RLIN) 1988
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Soil conservation
9 (RLIN) 2273
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Water conservation
9 (RLIN) 2274
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 2025
Geographic name Ethiopia
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Govaerts, B.
Miscellaneous information Sustainable Intensification Program
-- Integrated Development Program
-- DG's Office
Field link and sequence number INT2813
9 (RLIN) 860
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 415
Personal name Araya, T.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 57
Personal name Cornelis, W.M.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 17
Personal name Bauer, H.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 21244
Personal name Haile, M.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 4612
Personal name Sayre, K.D.
Miscellaneous information Sustainable Intensification Program
Field link and sequence number CSAY01
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 65
Personal name Deckers, J.
773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY
Title Agronomy for Sustainable Development
Related parts v. 31, no. 2, p. 287-297
Place, publisher, and date of publication USA : Springer, 2011.
Record control number G94929
International Standard Serial Number 1774-0746
856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12665/60
Link text Access only for CIMMYT Staff
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Article
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Suppress in OPAC No
Holdings
Date last seen Total Checkouts Full call number Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Withdrawn status Home library Current library Date acquired
07/03/2017   CIS-6373 07/03/2017 Article Not Lost     CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection   CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library 07/03/2017

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) © Copyright 2021.
Carretera México-Veracruz. Km. 45, El Batán, Texcoco, México, C.P. 56237.
If you have any question, please contact us at
CIMMYT-Knowledge-Center@cgiar.org