This is a power point about the solution to prevent land degradation in Ethiopia.

1. The Solution for Land
Degradation in Ethiopia
Name: Bisrat Erstu
ID: M80009127

2. Background Information about Ethiopia
Regarding Soil Resource
• Ethiopia is rich in natural resources.
• It finds its most essential resource in its fertile soil.
• Most of its people rely on soil for their livelihood.
• Agriculture is the backbone of the country’s
economy.

3. 85%
15%
The Percentage of Farmers in Ethiopia (Food and
Agriculture Organization, 2024)
Farmers Other Occupants

4. 37.64%
25.8%
36.56%
The Contribution of the Three Sectors to the
Ethiopian GDP (World Bank Open Data, 2022)
Agriculture Industry Service

5. The Problem
• Land degradation is a problem in Ethiopia but can potentially be
avoided by integrating traditional methods with modern technologies.
• What are the traditional and the modern techniques?
• How are they implemented?
• What is the need to integrate them?

6. The Traditional Methods
• Ethiopia is home to a wide range of conventional soil
conservation techniques that have been shown to be quite
successful in preserving soil fertility and reducing erosion.
• The Konso people are recognized by UNESCO for “Irken
Sra,” terracing lands to reduce erosion by running water
and heavy rainfall (Megerssa & Bekere, 2019).

7. Modern Technological Innovations
• The government can use RS and GIS to identify areas at
high risk of land degradation and implement targeted
interventions.
• GIS and RS science are crucial for promoting adaptive
management in semi-arid environments by monitoring site-
specific indicators (Gabriele et al., 2022).
• RS provides precise, up-to-date data for monitoring land
degradation processes, while GIS combines multiple data
layers for spatial analysis and decision-making (Annappa et
al., 2023).

8. Take Away
• Land degradation in Ethiopia can be prevented by combining
traditional soil conservation techniques such as terracing with modern
technologies like RS and GIS.
• If all levels of the government commit to combining the indigenous
methods with recent technological developments, land degradation can
be prevented.

9. References
Annappa, N.N., Bhavya, N., Govinda, K., Kumar, U., & Krishna, M. R., (2023). Eco-
Rehabilitation through Satellite Eyes: Mapping Degraded Land with Remote Sensing and
GIS. ResearchGate, 8(6), 73-93.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376228425
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2024). Ethiopia at a glance. FAO in
Ethiopia. https://www.fao.org/ethiopia/fao-in-ethiopia/ethiopia-at-a-glance/en/
Gabriele, M., Brumana, R., Previtali, M., & Cazzani, A. (2022). A combined GIS and remote
sensing approach for monitoring climate change-related land degradation to support
landscape preservation and planning tools: the Basilicata case study. Applied Geomatics,
15(3), 497–532. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12518-022-00437-z
Megerssa, G. R., & Bekere, Y. B. (2019). Causes, consequences and coping strategies of land
degradation: evidence from Ethiopia. Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands
Management, 7(1), 1953–1957. https://doi.org/10.15243/jdmlm.2019.071.1953
World Bank Open Data. (2022). World Bank Open Data.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NV.AGR.TOTL.ZS?locations=ET

10. Thank You!