Haregu Integrated Farm

Haregu Integrated Farm

Rama, Tigray, Ethiopia

Visits 277

General performance

5 - Very effective

Details

In summary, the work that Haregu is engage with contributes not only for development of land uses through rehabilitation of degraded area thereby improve the natural capital, but also this contributes to secure the livelihoods of Haregu and many others, who are involved along the value chain in one way or the other. Furthermore, the practice also contributes to enhance the ecosystem services and combating the climate change impacts. Moreover, her engagement has contributed to a range of SDGs such as SDG 4, which deals with fostering Education through creating job opportunities. SDG 15 that deals to protect, restore and promote use of ecosystems through reversing land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. SDG 2, which is end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; dairy farm and the thousands of fruits, contributes toward employment creation and thereby economic growth (SDG 8). Using fresh manure as an input for the biogas digester contributes for two sustainable development goals. i) SDG 13, which is take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts through reduction of Methane from the atmosphere. ii) Biogas will contribute to achieve the SDG 7, by “ensuring access to affordable, reliable and sustainable and modern energy for all.”

Unintended positive side effects of practice

1 - Yes

Details

Production of biological pesticide from trees such as true neem

Unintended negative side effect of practice

2 - No

Knowledge and skills required for practice

2 - Rather low specialised knowledge required

Labour required for practice

4 - Rather high labour required

Cost associated with practice

5 - High costs

Does it work in degraded environments?

5 - Works well in depleted environment

Does it help restore land?

5 - Very effective

Climate change vulnerability effects

5 - Very effective

Time requirements

2 - Takes rather long to work