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Up-scaling aspect
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Develop a dynamic landscape model for assessing soil erosion and nutrient
depletion rates and the consequences of these for the quality of natural resources
in the Tigray region.
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Evaluate the impact of present and alternative scenarios of landuse/technology,
and policy interventions on soil erosion and nutrient losses in the region.
Policy dialogue
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Workshop with farmers and policymakers to validate, discuss and review the
assessment of current land and soil fertility management practices.
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A number of working sessions with representatives of farmers and policymakers
to review the identified technology/policy options and model results using an
iterative procedure.
2) Can you identify disciplinary and multi-disciplinary activities?
The overall project had a multi-disciplinary focus with researchers from different
backgrounds (economics, production ecology, soil science) working together. The
agro-ecological analysis component, which was co-funded by LNV, was a close
collaborative effort involving an economist from LEI, a production ecologist from
PRI and a soil scientist from Alterra. Each had a distinct (disciplinary) work package,
which was later integrated into the other work packages. A joint article was published
afterwards, combining the work done by the different disciplines.
D) General project outputs
1) What are the scientific contributions of the project (to RDSA methodology or
more general scientific contributions)?
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The results from the project were used to publish a scientific article in Agriculture,
Ecosystems and Environment.
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Several project reports were written and made available internationally through
the internet.
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The data that was collected in the field, the project results and programmes that
were used (e.g., NUTMON) were made available to all project partners, including
the Mekelle University.
2) What are policy-relevant findings of the project for Dutch and for Southern
policymakers?
Northern Ethiopia (Tigray) is one of the poorest regions in the world. It was the
scene of one of the worst famine disasters in the past decades (1984), and the region
is still at risk.
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