This document summarizes a participatory rangeland management project piloted in the lowlands of Bale, Ethiopia from July 2012 to May 2013. The project aimed to improve pastoral livelihoods and rangeland productivity. Key outputs included establishing rangeland management institutions in 4 kebeles, developing rangeland management plans, and finalizing a participatory rangeland management manual. Activities involved resource mapping, stakeholder analysis, capacity building, and the development of bylaws and management agreements. The project also identified livelihood opportunities including livestock trading, gum and resin production, and honey processing, and established groups to develop these activities.

1. PILOTING PARTICIPATORY RANGELAND
MANAGEMENT (PRM) in the Lowlands of
BALE
(July 2012-May 2013)

2. FARM/SOS PNRM experiences
•
PFM projects in Bonga, Borena and Chilimo (Ethiopia) and Nou
(Tanzania) by FARM-Africa/SOS since 2000
•
PFM at landscape- implementation in the Bale mountains, which
Covers 16 woredas (12 in Bale and 4 in West Arsi zones)
, based on previous initiatives
•
•
PFM scaling up in 4 regions- Amhara, Benishangul, Oromia &
SNNRS)
•
Piloted PRM in Lowland of Bale lowland

3. GOAL: to which the project contributed
• GOAL: IMPROVE PASTORAL LIVELIHOODS AND THE PRODUCTIVITY OF
RANGELANDS AND ENHANCE THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL ECONOMIC
GROWTH

4. Purpose – which the project has achieved
To develop and implement participatory rangeland management as an
effective land use planning and natural resource management system
in Ethiopia’s rangelands.

5. PROJECT LOCATION
Oromia Region, Bale
Zone : 2 woredas in
5 Pilot kebeles:
Berak, Naniga dera,
Kele golba and Hore
kore (MW

6. PROJECT OUTPUTS
• Rangeland Management Institutions (RMI)
established
• Rangeland management plan developed and
agreement signed
• PRM manual finalized and tested through
implementation of approach in two target
woredas

7. Stages and steps of PRM establishment & implementation
Step one
Mobilization
phase
PFM Planning
phase
Implementation
phase
Step Two
Getting
started
Familiarization
of PFM
processes
Step Four
Organizing and
legalizing
community
institutions
Step Five
Capacity building
and skill
development
Step Three Forest
resource
assessment and
management
planning
Step Six
Participatory
monitoring and
evaluation

8. Achievements
• Condition of rangeland resources and users assessed: 4 kebeles
• Pastoralist experience exchange visit was organized for 31 community members to
Borena & Guji Zone
• Community to Community Extension Conducted for two rounds (from PFM to
PRM)
• 4 RM bylaw documents including internal bylaw prepared by 4 RM cooperatives
• The developed bylaws were ratified at community level
• Four rangeland management cooperatives have registered at Zone cooperative
promotion and got legal entity
• PRM manual developed based on the practical experience on the ground

9. Participatory Resource Mapping
Resource map of Kele Golba Kebele

10. Stakeholder analysis- Identification of users
Stakeholder Analysis at Kele Golba Kebele
Stakeholder Analysis at Berak Kebele

11. RM Cooperative Institutional Structure
General
assembly (ya’ii
weligela)
Father of the cattle
(Aba Loni)
Audit committee
Executive committee
Livelihood
improvement
committee
Block-A
comm.
Block-B
Comm.
Block-C
Comm.

12. Community to community extension at Kele golba Kebele
Experience exchange visit
Community to community extension at Hore Kore Kebele, MW woreda

13. • Pastoralist forum was established at Zone level:- “Gumi
Xadachaa Horsisee Bultootaa” consists 53 members from 25
Kebeles of 5 Woredas
The foundation of ‘gumi tedecha’ pastoralist forum, Dello Mena
Yaa’ii Gumii Xadachaa Horsisee Bultoota, Dello Mena

14. • PRRA being conducted
Participatory Rangeland resource assessment, Naniga dera
Kebele

15. • Management plan prepared
Training on Management plan development
Management plan preparation by Hurufa- dero
RM cooperative, Naniga dera kebele

16. PRM agreement document developed
and signed signing programme

17. Pastoral livelihood enhancement and market
development
• Pastoral livelihood opportunities/potentials
were identified in two woredas
 Livestock trading (by the RM cooperatives)
 Gum & resin production and marketing
 Goat husbandry
 Milk processing
 Honey production
 Controlled hunting/photo safari
 Livestock market development and promotion

18. Establishing/organizing different
livelihood groups
 Three gum and resin groups
 Four honey producing groups at 4 kebeles
 One milk processing cooperative
 Four goat rearing groups in 4 kebeles
 Controlled hunting area/ photo safari under study

19. Livelihood Opportunities

20. Rangeland resource products development & marketing

21. Adding value for Bale Lowland honey product

22. Thank you!