Ciibsaa: Maccaa Oromo Indigenous Soil Fertilizing Mechanism in East Wallagga Zone, Ethiopia

This research was conducted in three districts from East Wallaggaa Zone of Ethiopia. The purpose of the study was to explore ciibsaa Indigenous soil fertilizing mechanisms practices for fertilizing farmland and garden. The objective of this research was to explore the contributions of Oromo indigenous knowledge in soil fertility management. To achieve this goal, we employed different data collection methods. In primary data collection, both individual and group interviews were meticulously used. Key informants were selected purposively and the selected people were extensively interviewed. We made in-depth interviews with elders, farmers, community leaders and knowledgeable persons. Focus group discussions were held, observations were made and informal discussions were employed to get relevant data on this topic. The findings revealed that the Oromo people has indigenous knowledge of soil fertilizing mechanism and the ways they used to classify soil and how the land becomes fertile after ciibsaa indigenous treatment. Nowadays, this indigenous soil fertility management is declining because of various factors. Those factors are population growth, decreasing number of livestock and adaptation of chemical fertilizer.

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Indigenous knowledge of soil fertility management in southwest Niger

Geoderma ◽

10.1016/s0016-7061(02)00277-x ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 111 (3-4) ◽

pp. 457-479 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Henny Osbahr ◽

Christie Allan

Keyword(s):

Soil Fertility ◽

Indigenous Knowledge ◽

Soil Fertility Management ◽

Fertility Management

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PERCEPTIONS ET STRATEGIES PAYSANNES DE GESTION DE LA FERTILITE DES SOLS DANS LA REGION DE TILLABERY DE LOUEST DU NIGER

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/12760 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 740-751

Author(s):

Ibrahim Biga ◽

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Moussa Mamoudou Boubacar ◽

Abdoulaye Amadou Oumani ◽

Mahamane Ali ◽

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Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Soil Fertility ◽

Indicator Species ◽

Production Systems ◽

Soil Color ◽

Soil Fertility Management ◽

Degraded Lands ◽

Fertility Management ◽

Restoration Techniques ◽

Good Germination

Farms face declining soil fertility. Maintaining this fertility becomes a concern for famers who adopt several strategies to this end. Hence, it is important to know these strategies to better improve and value them. It is in this context that a study was carried out in 15 villages within three municipalities of Tillabery region in Niger. Its objective is to study farmers soil fertility management perceptions and strategies in the municipalities of Gotheye, Tagazar and Torodi. Data collection was carried out through individual surveys of 300 farm managers, with 20 per village, or 100 per municipality. The respondents are mainly illiterate (56%) with agriculture (82%) and house farming (88%) as main activities. They said the soils are poor. Their indicators are soil color (40%), good germination (24%), yield (23%), and soil poorness indicator species (13%). To overcome this, farmers use more manure which is managed sparingly. However, the fallow, neglected by the majority of farmers, lasts only 2 or 3 years. The promotion of integrated soil fertility management through ANR, the use of manures and degraded lands restoration techniques are necessary for the sustainability and improvement of production systems.

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EFEKTIFITAS PEMBINAAN MADRASAH DINIYAH DI KOTA YOGYAKARTA

EDUKASI Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Agama dan Keagamaan ◽

10.32729/edukasi.v12i3.93 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Abdul Muin

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Data Collection ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Primary Data ◽

Skills Development ◽

Teaching Skills ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Yogyakarta City

The issue in this research is the effectiveness of coaching committed by the Ministry of Religion of Yogyakarta to improve teaching skills of madrasah diniyah teachers. To that end, this study aims to describe the effectiveness of coaching to improve madrasah diniyah teachers’ skills and abilities. This study uses descriptive qualitative method with primary data collection through focus group discussions (FGDs), in-depth interviews, and observation while secondary is data obtained through documentation. The study showed that the Ministry of Religious Yogyakarta City officials have not been effective to guide the improvement of capabilities of madrasah diniyah teachers’ teaching skills because the Ministry of Religious Affairs has not programmed ability and teaching skills development of teachers with adequate budget.

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Site selection and soil fertility management by the Outer Baduy People (Banten, Indonesia) in maintaining swidden cultivation productivity

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity ◽

10.13057/biodiv/d190421 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 1334-1346 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

JOHAN ISKANDAR ◽

BUDIAWATI S. ISKANDAR ◽

RUHYAT PARTASASMITA

Keyword(s):

Soil Fertility ◽

Site Selection ◽

Soil Analysis ◽

Humus Content ◽

Parent Material ◽

Primary Data ◽

Swidden Cultivation ◽

Soil Fertility Management ◽

Traditional Practice ◽

Fertility Management

Iskandar J, Iskandar BS, Partasasmita R. 2018. Site selection and soil fertility management by the Outer Baduy People(Banten, Indonesia) in maintaining swidden cultivation productivity. Biodiversitas 19: 1334-1346. The Outer Baduy people heavilydepend on swidden cultivation for subsistence. They grow rice in the uplands every year based on their calendar. The cropping calendarand calendar of social events are often closely interlinked. There is also traditional wisdom for conservation of land and forest such asthe zonation for land use system. The Outer Baduy swidden land productivity is mainly determined by the time period of forest fallowrelative to that of the crops. The long-term success of the Outer Baduy swidden cultivation depends on how well the fallow periodrestores or maintain soil fertility. The aim of this research was to study the local knowledge of Outer Baduy of soil categories and soilfertility and the management of soil fertility in their traditional practice of swidden cultivation. The method used in this study was thequalitative one, applying observation and in-depth interviews to collect the primary data. In addition, soil analysis was conducted by theLaboratory of Soil, Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University, Sumedang, Indonesia. The results of this study showed that the soilsare classified by the Outer Baduy based on color, water content, stoniness or rock parent material, and humus content. To maintain soilfertility in the swidden cultivation, the Outer Baduy people have developed some strategies, such as determining appropriate fallow timeperiod, applying zero tillage, and planting legume crops in both the swidden fields and the fallow land. Traditionally, because the OuterBaduy are forbidden to use inorganic fertilizers, the length of fallow period and kind of vegetation succession have an important role inmaintaining soil fertility.

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Assessment of Indigenous Knowledge of Farmers on Soil Fertility Management: In Case of Bule Hora Woreda, West Guji Zone, Bule Kegna Kebele

10.7176/jees/11-8-03 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Soil Fertility ◽

Indigenous Knowledge ◽

Soil Fertility Management ◽

Fertility Management

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Kinship construction variability among Nigerian international migrants: The context of contemporary Diaspora

Human Affairs ◽

10.2478/s13374-011-0044-2 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Olayinka Akanle ◽

Olanrewau Olutayo

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Life Histories ◽

First Century ◽

Primary Data ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Kinship Networks ◽

Methodological Triangulation ◽

International Migrants ◽

Depth Interviews

AbstractUnderstanding the selves, situations and actions of Africans can never be comprehended outside kinship. Local and foreign worldviews are first pigeonholed into culture and defined within kinship realities in Nigeria and Africa. There have been studies on kinship in Africa. However, the findings from such studies portrayed the immutability of African kinship. Thus, as an important contribution to the on-going engagement of kinship in the twenty-first century as an interface between the contemporary Diaspora, this article engaged kinship within international migration. This is a major behavioural and socio-economic force in Nigeria. Methodological triangulation was adopted as part of the research design and primary data were collected through in-depth interviews (IDIs), and life histories of international migrants were documented and focus group discussions (FGDs) were held with kin of returnees. The article found and concluded that while returnees continued to appreciate local kinship infrastructures, the infrastructures were liable to reconstruction primarily determined by dominant support situations in the traditional African kinship networks.

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