Natural gums and resins-Wubalem Tadesse - World Agroforestry

57 Pages·2009·9.44 MB·English

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EIAR
Wubalem Tadesse
[email protected]
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
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ü Conclusions and recommendations
EETTHHIIOOPPIIAA
Size
Ethiopia has a total area of 11,,110044,,330000 km2. The size of
France, Spain and Portugal is the approximate size of
Ethiopia.
§ The 44tthh
largest in
Africa
§ 2211sstt
largest of
the world,
by area.
Population
The population of Ethiopia has reached 7744 mmiilllliioonn. After Egypt
and Nigeria, the 33rrdd most populous in Africa.
Religion
Orthodox (Christian) 43.5 %
Muslim/Islam 33.9 %
Protestant 18.6 %
Traditional 2.6 %
GGeeooggrraapphhyy
The great Rift Valley
dissected in two
completely different
zones
Altitude vary, from 112200
mmbbssll (the Denakile
Depression) to 44,,662200
mmaassll (Mant Rash
Dashen-4th highest in
Africa)
Large part of the
country's land mass is
b/n 1,800 to 3,000
masl
SSeemmeenn mmoouunnttaaiinn
44,,662200 mmaassll
Denakil Depression
-- 112200 mmbbssll
The hottest place in
the world
BBiiooddiivveerrssiittyy
— Flora:
The flora of Ethiopia is very diverse. It is estimated that
between 6,500 and 7,000 species of higher plant occur, of
which about 15 % are endemic.
— Fauna:
The faunistic diversity of Ethiopia is also high. This is
mainly due to the variations in climate, topography and
vegetation.
Economy
— One of the poorest country in the world.
— The Ethiopian economy is dominated by peasant
agriculture.
— The agricultural sector contributes about 50 % to the total
GDP, accounting for 85 % of export and total
employment.
Today
BBeeffoorree xxxx cceennttuurryy
FFoorreesstt rreessoouurrcceess
The forest over vast areas have slowly degenerated under the
joint impact of
agricultural expansion,
over grazing,
over utilization for fuel and construction wood,
urbanization,
forest fire, etc
Natural forest = 2.3 million has Woodland/Bush land)=25 million ha
Plantation forest = 0.5 million has