Ethiopia's Regenerative Agriculture Journey | How they turned Desert into Farmland?

Welcome to Farmer Agriculture!
In this video we are exploring a journey of a land from desert to oasis. A country enduring severe famines and droughts in recent history, has been quietly undergoing a remarkable transformation. Large areas of its barren deserts are being converted into lush forests and fertile farmland through a combination of ancient methods and modern techniques, facilitated by community cooperation. This revolutionary initiative is significantly improving the lives and livelihoods of a substantial portion of its population.
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[@gillsmoke]

I'm old enough to remember Sam Kinison (yelling) about Ethiopia, "you live in a desert, MOVE!" I am so glad the locals have proved that it was modern land practices that ruined everything and by changing to a cooperative model with nature they have all but become food independent.

[@krasimirmitrov9147]

In the clip we can see are this images from Ethiopia?

[@bernardfinucane2061]

That was people who couldn't find the country on a map. There is lots of water in Ethiopia.

[@user-bu9vk1bl4p]

​@@krasimirmitrov9147 yes, Ethiopia has the largest water resources in Africa.

[@rahmanpratomo4681]

Traditional farming communities in Korea developed a system called JADAM, which has been proven to be used to make the land more alive. Namely maximizing the use of plants that have certain ingredients that are adapted to local conditions, livestock manure, mineral salt water, and other materials that are easily available nearby, then connected and integrated with the food chain system between plants, animals and humans, including the use of microorganisms. . I have started applying it to several areas of land that have been damaged, because the humus has been lost due to mining activities on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia, where the condition of the soil is very similar to the condition of dry desert soil and is almost likes rock. This effort is showing very good results and if this is tried to be applied on the African continent and other desert lands, it seems that it will slowly improve naturally and bring benefits that move very quickly. Greetings from me in Indonesia and it would be very good if the JADAM system which was pioneered by agricultural experts in Korea is try to implemented too. Please see this method which has been widely broadcast on many KZbin channels, as a reference. Good luck and greetings to a healthy and green earth.

[@Reno10bon]

Very good video, congratulations!! If you take out the music we can understand better. Watching at Brazil!

[@MrLowprofile03]

great job ........every thing is possible if we all work together

[@brianvittachi6869]

Good work. As the saying goes, "without man the earth will thrive", so all these efforts to rejuvenate the soil and water courses are vital. Let nature take its course and nature will guide you as to what is right. Thanks for the upload.

[@simonpannett8810]

Restriction from animal grazing has also helped! Nice to see that they have gone back to sustainable ways!! Managing water is key to bio diversity!!!

[@wendyscott8425]

Nothing like regenerative agriculture to help build the soil, the plants, the animals, and the people. Glad to hear Ethiopia is practicing it! 😊

[@FergusMaclarenWebster]

Good video. But soundtrack, and AI VoiceOver style (?) really detract.

[@barbmartell7901]

What a great idea. I have questions. You said it was desert, but I thought I saw red clay.... is that true and where did it come from? If the rivers run all year long, is all of it fed by rain? How did that water get to the places where the food is growing? When they cut the branches off the trees, did they have to do anything before they were planted in the ground? Did they take them and just expand the area already growing trees? Sort of the same as one of my other questions, but how did the sand become soil good enough for growing food?

[@aimeemoran7549]

the lower branches of the shrubby trees do not become new trees. The small ones are dropped to become mulch, the larger ones are stripped and the branches are used as wood. Yes, all the water comes from rain. If it’s slowed down by small dams, swales, and other techniques, it does two things: 1) it simply takes longer to run its course, and 2) it soaks into the soil and adds to the (under)ground water - think wells and springs - which are then available when needed. The problem is often not too little rain, but rather that the rain runs off the land way too fast instead of soaking in and being useful during dry seasons. The once-productive land is desertified, not desert, although if bad practices go on too long, eventually the small clay particles blow away and only the larger, heavier, sandier particles remain - true desert.

[@barbmartell7901]

@@aimeemoran7549 Wow, great answer.... thanks. I've been watching a number of videos, so I'm catching on to the idea that once the water slows down or pools up, some of it can seep into the ground to feed the wells for drinking and help plants grow around the edges. Pretty interesting stuff. I have a garden at my Senior housing complex and I'm finding I have to work the soil out as well. Maybe you could help me figure out some stuff.

[@troygoss6400]

This is what the whole of the planet will look like at the end of oil

[@deborahparmelee1458]

This is an impressive effort with impressive results. I believe these smaller projects with local control are the key to recovering desertified lands. I have to wonder about the use of so much plastic to make ponds. I know there are limited alternatives, but that plastic is a time bomb as it deteriorates.

[@Felizmuy]

Unfortunately most of the informations are misleading. Even most of the videos are not from Ethiopia.

[@user-ei4sc3wy3h]

Heyyy what are u talking we are not in the sahara region

[@tjoygaming]

0:38 This background music is annoying

[@damonchampion823]

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[@eswaribalan164]

Your use of the word however is a dead giveaway...

[@zaynosman5162]

Ethiopia is in Sahara and Arabian desert? This guy doesn't know what he is talking about

[@kiibret]

This is nothing new, we have been doing this the last 20 - 25 years our late Prime minister Meles Zenawi started this greening project.

[@solomonend8235]

Really😅 Is this even a serious video 😂😂😂

[@gabesimes]

ah yes, the old 'copying China's great ecological practices' shtick. Cuz everyone wants to emulate thier amazing 'spontaneous reforestation ' practices that have have made China such a shining beacon of an eco-paradise. smh 😂

[@CarlosGarcia-ro2xf]

I think there's alot more white people in Ethiopian

[@joneyohanis-ee9ph]

In Ethiopia no white people v

[@adnanahmed1449]

there is no white people in Ethiopia but dark people