s:1768:"%T Recommendations for the design and establishment of demonstration trials at the Ethiopian centre for community forestry and soil conservation: a model for the application of AF and soil conservation 
%A Carlowitz P G 
%X The Centre for Community Forestry in Ethiopia, located at Mertu Lemariam, Mota Awraja, Gojam Region, was established formally in 1984 with the following main objectives: Training of all categories of staff working within the field of community forestry and students at the Forest Resource institute. Establishment of trial and demonstration plots over as wide a range of ecological and social conditions as possible, including both production of fuelwood and timber, soil and water conservation, agroforestry and silvipastural practices etc. This report contains recommendations on interventions/demonstrations to be introduced and established at the four Peasant Associations, located at altitudes varying between 2.000 m.a.s.l. and 3.200 m.a.s.l., selected to act as hosts for the trial and demonstration plots. The recommended interventions/demonstrations, in detail described in the report, are: At_3JL20J)_m_ia_!.s_1l^ pasture improvement along watersheds, by planting of fodder trees in spot terraces/micro catchments and broadcast sowing of grasses, improvement of cropland on steep slopes, by construction of bench terraces and planting resp. rill-sowing of tree-species and grasses, improvement of cropland on medium slopes, by establishment of Fanya Juu terraces re-enforced by planting/rill sowing of tree-species and sowing of fodder legumes, - improvement of pasture on heavily eroded slopes by manual breaking/levelling of pointed pinnacles, re-enforced by gully planting of trees and sowing of fodder legumes, - live fences. 
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