DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjavs.2026.v13i05.003

Pages: 107-113

The study was conducted in Borana zone at Gomole district of Borana zone with the objectives to evaluate the productivity of degraded land and improve the knowledge of pastoralists on the application of the rehabilitation techniques. Two treatments; T1=SWC (Soil level bund followed by Half-moon + Rhodes) and T2= Enclosure (Control) were applied on a plot size of 20m * 20m that has been exposed to soil erosion and no grass over. A seed rate of 6kg/ha of Rhodes grass was used with manure application at the rate of 10 ton/ha. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired and an independent sample t-test and narration and interpretation. The result of the demonstration revealed that the dry matter yield of SWC (Soil level bund and half-moon techniques followed by reseeding of Rhodes grass was significantly higher (3.93 ton/ha) (P<0.001) compared to the Enclosure (0.88 ton/ha). Moreover, the result of paired sample t-test revealed that the percentage of respondents for the correct answers is increased after intervention. As a result, the percentage of respondents for the incorrect answers is decreased implying that knowledge improved as a result of training provided to them before the start of research activity. Finally, the pastoralists ranked T1 (Soil Level Bund and half-moon application followed by Rhodes reseeding) as the 1st as it rehabilitated degraded land and controlled soil erosion compared to its counterparts (enclosure). Therefore, SWC (Soil level bund and half-moon) followed by reseeding of Rhodes grass on degraded land is recommended for pre-scaling up in Gomole district of Borana and other similar agro ecologies.