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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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dc.contributor.authorSolomon, Dawit
dc.contributor.authorLehmann, Johannes
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-05T19:49:26Z
dc.date.available2018-01-05T19:49:26Z
dc.date.issued2017-10
dc.descriptionSOCIO-ECONOMIC SCENARIOS OF LOW HANGING FRUITS FOR DEVELOPING CLIMATE-SMART BIOCHAR SYSTEMS IN ETHIOPIAen_US
dc.description.abstractEthiopia 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/55321
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherFederal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR-Germany)en_US
dc.subjectsocio-economic scenarioen_US
dc.subjectEthiopiaen_US
dc.subjectClimate smart biochar systemsen_US
dc.subjectbiomass resource assessmenten_US
dc.subjectsoil fertility improvementen_US
dc.subjectFood and Nutrition securityen_US
dc.titleSocio-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 securityen_US
dc.title.alternativePotential Analysis of Biochar-Systems for Improved Soil and Nutrient Management in Ethiopian Agricultureen_US
dc.typereporten_US

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