daaa3d3c-7b26-11ea-aeed-08002700f173 eng utf8 dataset WGCF-NR GIS and SDI-expert ETH kefyalewsahle.k@gmail.com pointOfContact WGCF-NR GIS and SDI-expert ETH kefyalewsahle.k@gmail.com author 2021-06-21T13:06:11Z ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata ISO 19115:2003 4326 EPSG 6.11 geonode:agro_ecology Agro-ecological Zones Central Ethiopia 2020-04-10T12:28:00Z publication mapDigital 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 which zone you are located when you carry out soil and water conservation. Your job in the first step of soil and water conservation is, therefore, is to find out in which zone your area is situated. We shall help you to find your zone using rainfall and elevation data. Generally, ‘dry’ is defined as having less than 900 mm of annual rainfall. ‘Moist’ is between 900 mm to 1400 mm, and ‘wet’ is above 1400 mm of annual rainfall. Only one zone is used for the extreme lowlands of the Berha belt (below 500 m), namely the moist zone in the western lowlands of Ethiopia. Three zones are in the Kolla belt (500–1500 m), namely a dry, moist and wet zone. Three zones are also in the Weyna Dega belt (1500–2300 m). The Dega belt (2300–3200 m), too, has a wet, moist, and a dry zone, the dry zone being located mainly in the north-eastern highlands. The High Dega belt between 3200–3700 m is situated in the cold high mountain area and has a wet and moist zone. The data was created using QGIS. 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 Ethiopia. The watershed is part of the Rift valley Lakes basin within Ethiopia. This data was created to support the “Natural Resources Conservation and Development Activities”. It targets the conservation and sustainable use of the forest-related resources within the Hawassa-Zeway Watersheds. completed MRV CC HU-WGCF-NR IT - head +251911752388 Wondo Genet 128, shashemene, Ethiopia ETH addisub@hu.edu.et originator continual http://mrvsdi.hu.edu.et/uploaded/thumbs/layer-daaa3d3c-7b26-11ea-aeed-08002700f173-thumb.png Thumbnail for 'Agro-ecological Zones Central Ethiopia' image/png ESRI Shapefile 1.0 agro_ecology GeoTIFF WCS theme Global place license Not Specified: The original author did not specify a license. license None grid eng utf8 environment 38.3576596198 39.0354646236 6.90414432062 7.8058090006 No information provided http://mrvsdi.hu.edu.et WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Online link to the 'Agro-ecological Zones Central Ethiopia' description on GeoNode http://mrvsdi.hu.edu.et/uploaded/thumbs/layer-daaa3d3c-7b26-11ea-aeed-08002700f173-thumb.png WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .png Agro-ecological Zones Central Ethiopia (Thumbnail Format) http://mrvsdi.hu.edu.et:8082/geoserver/ows?layers=geonode:agro_ecology&crs=EPSG:4326&service=WMS&format=image/png8&access_token=XAf2xZGYYZWTXozjzC7mxFPSyGLjN7&request=GetMap&height=180&width=240&version=1.1.1&bbox=38.3576596198,6.90414432062,39.0354646236,7.8058090006 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .png Agro-ecological Zones Central Ethiopia (Remote Thumbnail Format) http://mrvsdi.hu.edu.et:8082/geoserver/ows?service=WMS&request=GetLegendGraphic&format=image/png&WIDTH=20&HEIGHT=20&LAYER=geonode:agro_ecology&STYLE=agro_ecology&legend_options=fontAntiAliasing:true;fontSize:12;forceLabels:on WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .png Agro-ecological Zones Central Ethiopia (Legend Format) http://mrvsdi.hu.edu.et:8082/geoserver/wcs?service=WCS&format=image%2Ftiff&request=GetCoverage&srs=EPSG%3A32637&version=2.0.1&bbox=429180.0%2C763200.0%2C503910.0%2C862830.0&coverageid=geonode%3Aagro_ecology WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .geotiff Agro-ecological Zones Central Ethiopia (GeoTIFF Format) http://mrvsdi.hu.edu.et:8082/geoserver/wcs?service=WCS&format=application%2Fx-gzip&request=GetCoverage&srs=EPSG%3A32637&version=2.0.1&bbox=429180.0%2C763200.0%2C503910.0%2C862830.0&coverageid=geonode%3Aagro_ecology WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .x-gzip Agro-ecological Zones Central Ethiopia (GZIP Format) http://mrvsdi.hu.edu.et:8082/geoserver/ows?layers=geonode%3Aagro_ecology&service=WMS&format=image%2Fpng&request=GetMap&height=550&width=412&bbox=429180.0%2C763200.0%2C503910.0%2C862830.0&srs=EPSG%3A32637 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .png Agro-ecological Zones Central Ethiopia (PNG Format) http://mrvsdi.hu.edu.et:8082/geoserver/ows?layers=geonode%3Aagro_ecology&service=WMS&format=application%2Fpdf&request=GetMap&height=550&width=412&bbox=429180.0%2C763200.0%2C503910.0%2C862830.0&srs=EPSG%3A32637 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .pdf Agro-ecological Zones Central Ethiopia (PDF Format) http://mrvsdi.hu.edu.et:8082/geoserver/ows?layers=geonode%3Aagro_ecology&service=WMS&format=image%2Fjpeg&request=GetMap&height=550&width=412&bbox=429180.0%2C763200.0%2C503910.0%2C862830.0&srs=EPSG%3A32637 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .jpg Agro-ecological Zones Central Ethiopia (JPEG Format) http://mrvsdi.hu.edu.et/download/46 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .zip Agro-ecological Zones Central Ethiopia (Original Dataset Format) http://mrvsdi.hu.edu.et:8082/geoserver/ows OGC:WCS geonode:agro_ecology Service - Provides Layer: Agro-ecological Zones Central Ethiopia http://mrvsdi.hu.edu.et:8082/geoserver/ows OGC:WMS geonode:agro_ecology Service - Provides Layer: Agro-ecological Zones Central Ethiopia dataset The input data have different resolutions: rainfall (900m) and elevation (30m). The rainfall data were derived from WorldClim