The data helps users to determine the agroecological zone they are working In. Such zonation is necessary because some conservation measures cannot be applied in all areas. Also, certain trees, forage grass and legumes needed for revegetation will not grow everywhere. Therefore, the first step in soil and water conservation and forest development is to answer the question “In Which Agrocecological Zone Do You Work?”

The Ethiopian highlands have been divided for the purpose of soil and water consecration into fifteen traditional agroecological zones. Along with three additional zones, two in the extreme highlands and one in the extreme lowlands. Each zone in the data is different for mainly two reasons: rainfall and temperature.
The boundaries between two zones are generally also boundaries between agricultural crops. That is why the zones are called ‘agroecological zones’.
Conservation measures are different for each zone. Therefore, it is important to know in ...

This layer represents the agro-ecological zones of part of the Hawassa-Zeway watershed. The watershed is part of the Rift valley Lakes basin within Ethiop...

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