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Rainwater management for resilient livelihoods August 2013
 
Marga Coomoo (Brachiaria humidicola) lafa borqate  
bayyaanachiisuu fi rirma ittisuuf  
 
 Ifa adu: margi Coomoo ifa gahaa barbaada garuu 
gaadisa hanga woyii dandamachuu ni danda’a.  
Faayidaisaa: 
 Dheedicha marga dhaabataf, ittisaa biyyoo fi 
bishaani fi arama to’achuuf nifacaa,Okaa horii fi 
to’aanna ramoolee hundee biqiltuu/midhaani/ 
nyaataniif ni gargaara, 
  Lafa borqate naannoolee jiidhiinsa qabanii fi 
Wabii: EECMY-DASSC  
Marga Coomoo lafa borqate irrati biyyoon isaani dhangaga’aa ta’ee fi rirman 
 weeraramaan deebisee ni bayyanachiisa. 
Ibsaa:  
 Margi Coomoo marga jirma jaba qabuuf lafa Biqilchuu: 
uuwwisee wagga lama ol jiraatuudha.   Yoo wal-irraa meetra 1 × meetra 1 e’ege faca’e 
 Margi Coomoo jirma isaa lafa irra yaasuudhan hidda Coomoon jirma murame irra dadafee ni babal’ata. 
isaa ijoo gara jala irra biqiilche  lafa qabachiiffata..  Sanyiin Coomoo erga sassaabame hanga ji’a jahaati 
Taamsa’inna fi Naannoo itti argamu:  hin biqilu.  Kanaafu ykn kuusamu ykn immoo 
 Afrikaa qofaati argama, keessattuu naannoolee asiidan yaalame dhaabamu qaba.  
kibba Sudaan, Itoophiyaa, kaabaa hanga kibba  Bittiinsuun yoo kan facaafamu ta’e lafa qonnaa 
Afrikaati fi kibba Namibiyaatti argama.  haala gaariin qophaayeef sanyiin kiiloo 2–8 ta’u 
 Itoophiyaa keessatti lafa borqate fi rirmaan hubame aanaa hektaara tokkoof ni ga’a.  
Mandi ykn Manasibuu keessatti tole argameera.   Coomoon lafa xa’uummaan isaa gad-aanaa ta’e irrattis ni 
madaqa garu xa’oo N fi Piis yoo argatee ni tola. 
Akaakuu biyyoo Coomoof ta’u:   Coomoon biqiltuu gosa nyaata baala wajjin waliin 
 Biyyoo gosa adda addaa  kan akkadhangaga’a (pH hin ta’u, garuu sanyiiwwan goosa marga baala lafa 
3.5)fi biyyoo xa’oo gad-aanaa qabu kaase, hanga irra ya’aan wajjiin walmijjatu. 
biyyoo suphee fi ciracha ashaboowwa irratti  Coomoon rirma sirritti ni dandamata.  
guddachuu ni danda’a.  
Amala arramumma: 
Jidhinaa: Lafa Coomoon itti beekamu, bakka waggaatti  Margoota gosa biroo weerare ni dhunfata.  
rooba 600–2800 mm argatudha. Garuu lafa roobaa mm  Coomoon amala weerara ijaa qabuuf daagaa irraa 
1600 gad qabu fi lafa hongeen ji’oota 6 ol turuti sirriitti dhaabamu hinqabu. 
hin hin latu.  
Qabiyyee nyaata: Baali isaa jabaata fi kan hin 
allanfatamnee yoo ta’e ilee qabiyyeen nyaataisaa 
Olka’insa lafa fi ho’aa naannoo: iddoolee margi kun gaariidha (CP % 5 –17) ofkeessa qaba.  
jalqaba itti argameti, keessattuu lafa nannoo mudhii  
Afrikaa olka’iinsa meetra 2400 qabutti margi kun ni Fudhatamina(mi’aa qabiinsa):  
biqila. Garuu gara naannoo olka’iinsa lafa  Yoo baala ta’eef gaggabaabate mumurame 
meetra1000tisbabalaachuu ni danda’a. salphaati ni nyaatama. Garu, lafa borqii fi biyyoo 
dhangaga’a irrati yoo biqile mi’aa qabbaanisaa 
gadaana ta’a. 
 
 
  
Omishtummaa:  Kitaable Wabii 
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waggaati toonii 7–34ti ni argama. and pastures of South Africa. 
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