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5.12 Spate Irrigated Qat Harar Region, Ethiopia. Qat =. Stimulant and drug Leaves are being chewed Traditionally used in Harar Region – as well as in Somalia and Yemen High value and increasing market domestically and internationally. In Harar Region. Qat is grown as a rain-fed crop
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Qat = • Stimulant and drug • Leaves are being chewed • Traditionally used in Harar Region – as well as in Somalia and Yemen • High value and increasing market domestically and internationally
In Harar Region • Qat is grown as a rain-fed crop • With a single harvest a year • But also grown with supplementary irrigation • In case of spate-irrigated qat: harvests can go up to 4/yr
Water management is important USING BASINS IN EARLY STAGES
Water management is important USING RIDGES IN LATER STAGES
Water management is important MANUAL DEFOLIATING IN DRY SEASON – TO REDUCE EVAPORATION
Water management is important THINNER STEM INTRODUCING MORE DROUGHT RESISTANT VARIETIES – WITH BETTER QUALITY TOO!