Socio-economic scenarios of low hanging fruits for developing climate-smart biochar systems in Ethiopia: Biomass resource availability to sustainably improve soil fertility, agricultural productivity and food and nutrition security
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Potential Analysis of Biochar-Systems for Improved Soil and Nutrient Management in Ethiopian Agriculture
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Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and is
expected to cross 300 million margin by the year 2050 - projected to become among the world’s
top ten most populous countries. This is anticipated to induce greater demand for increased
agricultural production, food, forest, energy and other natural resources such as land, and it is
also expected to significantly influence the manner in which these resources are utilized.
Despite a recent economic upturn where the country’s economy was estimated to be growing at
8-11% annually making it the fifth-fastest growing economy among the 188 countries, Ethiopia
still faces a number of critical development challenges. Smallholder agriculture is the main
livelihood for an overwhelming majority of Ethiopia’s population, and it is the basis of the
country’s national economy. However, most Ethiopian smallholder farmers still practice
subsistence level and less diversified rain fed agriculture with very low agricultural productivity.
Thus, food and nutritional insecurity still remain high in the country, and most rural smallholder
farming households live under a very fragile existence.
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC SCENARIOS OF LOW HANGING FRUITS FOR DEVELOPING
CLIMATE-SMART BIOCHAR SYSTEMS IN ETHIOPIA
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This work was made possible through the generous financial support of the German Federal
Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the Bundesanstalt für
Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR, The German Federal Institute for Geosciences and
Natural Resources). We thank the Soil Fertility Improvement Directorate of Ethiopia’s Ministry of
Agriculture and Natural Resources (MOANR), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Ethiopia country office, Jimma University, Cornell University, and
Biochar Europe UG for the excellent support and encouragement during the preparation of this
report. We also express our special gratitude to Andreas Möller and Anja Volk from BGR and to
Tefera Solomon and Kassaye Tilahun from the Soil Fertility Improvement Directorate of Ethiopia’s
MOANR for their leadership, guidance and support without whom this work would not have been
possible.
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2017-10
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Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR-Germany)
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socio-economic scenario; Ethiopia; Climate smart biochar systems; biomass resource assessment; soil fertility improvement; Food and Nutrition security
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