Participatory Rangeland management practice in Ethiopia

PILOTING PARTICIPATORY RANGELAND MANAGEMENT (PRM) in the Lowlands of

BALE

(July 2012-May 2013)

FARM/SOS PNRM experiences• PFM projects in Bonga, Borena and Chilimo (Ethiopia)

and Nou (Tanzania) by FARM-Africa/SOS since 2000

• PFM at landscape- implementation in the Bale mountains, which Covers 16 woredas (12 in Bale and 4 in West Arsi zones)

• , based on previous initiatives

• PFM scaling up in 4 regions- Amhara, Benishangul, Oromia & SNNRS)

• Piloted PRM in Lowland of Bale lowland

GOAL: to which the project contributed

• GOAL: IMPROVE PASTORAL LIVELIHOODS AND THE PRODUCTIVITY OF RANGELANDS AND ENHANCE THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH

Purpose – which the project has achieved

To develop and implement participatory rangeland management as an effective land use planning and natural resource management system in Ethiopia’s rangelands.

PROJECT LOCATION

Oromia Region, Bale Zone : 2 woredas in 5 Pilot kebeles: Berak, Naniga dera, Kele golba and Hore kore (MW

PROJECT OUTPUTS

• Rangeland Management Institutions (RMI) established

• Rangeland management plan developed and agreement signed

• PRM manual finalized and tested through implementation of approach in two target woredas

Stages and steps of PRM establishment & implementation

Implementation phase

Mobilization phase

PFM Planning phase

Step one Getting started

Step TwoFamiliarization

of PFM processes

Step FiveCapacity building

and skill development

Step Six Participatory

monitoring and evaluation

Step Four Organizing and

legalizing community institutions

Step Three Forest resource

assessment and management

planning

Achievements• Condition of rangeland resources and users assessed: 4 kebeles• Pastoralist experience exchange visit was organized for 31 community members to

Borena & Guji Zone• Community to Community Extension Conducted for two rounds (from PFM to

PRM)• 4 RM bylaw documents including internal bylaw prepared by 4 RM cooperatives• The developed bylaws were ratified at community level • Four rangeland management cooperatives have registered at Zone cooperative

promotion and got legal entity• PRM manual developed based on the practical experience on the ground

Participatory Resource Mapping

Resource map of Kele Golba Kebele

Stakeholder Analysis at Kele Golba Kebele Stakeholder Analysis at Berak Kebele

Stakeholder analysis- Identification of users

RM Cooperative Institutional Structure

General assembly (ya’ii

weligela)

Executive committeeFather of the cattle

(Aba Loni)Audit committee

Block-A comm.

Block-BComm.

Block-CComm.

Livelihood improvement committee

Experience exchange visit

Community to community extension at Kele golba Kebele

Community to community extension at Hore Kore Kebele, MW woreda

• Pastoralist forum was established at Zone level:- “Gumi Xadachaa Horsisee Bultootaa” consists 53 members from 25 Kebeles of 5 Woredas

Yaa’ii Gumii Xadachaa Horsisee Bultoota, Dello Mena

The foundation of ‘gumi tedecha’ pastoralist forum, Dello Mena

• PRRA being conducted

Participatory Rangeland resource assessment, Naniga dera Kebele

PRRA training for G

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staffs

• Management plan prepared

Management plan preparation by Hurufa- dero RM cooperative, Naniga dera kebele

Training on Management plan development

PRM agreement document developed and signed signing programme

Pastoral livelihood enhancement and market development

• Pastoral livelihood opportunities/potentials were identified in two woredas

Livestock trading (by the RM cooperatives) Gum & resin production and marketing Goat husbandry Milk processing Honey production Controlled hunting/photo safari Livestock market development and promotion

Establishing/organizing different livelihood groups

Three gum and resin groups Four honey producing groups at 4 kebeles One milk processing cooperative Four goat rearing groups in 4 kebeles Controlled hunting area/ photo safari under study

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Adding value for Bale Lowland honey product

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