Noragric SSE-project Review - Conservation and Rural Development Project in Tegulet and Bulga Wereda (Wogda Project)

Abstract

The project was originally called the Soil Conservation and Rural Development Project (SSE-001-026), but is locally known as the Wogda Project. It comprises the Debre Berhan Zuria Woreda in the Northern Shoa Zone of Region 3, and is located around 140 km north of Addis Ababa. It consists of a mountain plateau between the two deep river gorges of Chacha and Beressa rivers at altitude ranging between 1600 to 2800 metres. Soils on the plateau comprise areas of black cotton soil (vertisols), courser and often rocky soils in the slepes. The area has two rainy seasons, the short belg season from February to April and the long meher season from June to August. The project area covers approx.imately 207 km2.