eprintid: 11376
rev_number: 19
eprint_status: archive
userid: 3170
dir: disk0/00/01/13/76
datestamp: 2020-02-21 03:47:19
lastmod: 2020-02-21 03:56:50
status_changed: 2020-02-21 03:47:19
type: article
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Gumma, M K
creators_name: Amede, T
creators_name: Getnet, M
creators_name: Pinjarla, B
creators_name: Pranay, P
creators_name: Legesse, G
creators_name: Tilahun, G
creators_name: Van den Akker, E
creators_name: Berdel, W
creators_name: Keller, C
creators_name: Siambi, M
creators_name: Whitbread, A M
creators_gender: Female
icrisatcreators_name: Gumma, M K
icrisatcreators_name: Amede, T
icrisatcreators_name: Getnet, M
icrisatcreators_name: Pinjarla, B
icrisatcreators_name: Pranay, P
icrisatcreators_name: Siambi, M
icrisatcreators_name: Legesse, G
icrisatcreators_name: Whitbread, A M
affiliation: ICRISAT (Addis Ababa)
affiliation: ICRISAT (Patancheru)
affiliation: Woldya University, (Woldya)
affiliation: GIZ-Ethiopia, (Addis Ababa)
country: Ethiopia
country: India
title: Assessing potential locations for flood-based farming using satellite imagery: a case study of Afar region, Ethiopia
ispublished: pub
subjects: F20
subjects: S100
subjects: s54
divisions: CRPS5
divisions: CRPS4
crps: crp1.13
full_text_status: public
keywords: Afar, Ethiopia, Flooded Areas, Google Earth, Engine, Landsat-8, LULC, MODIS, Sentinel-1
note: This project is conducted with the financial support and
facilitation of GIZ-SDR Ethiopia. The authors are thankful to all the GIZ-SDR staff in Addis Ababa, Semera and Chifra and the Pastoral Agropastoral Development office (PADO) at Chifra and the local community at the project site for all support during the field work. This research was supported by the CGIAR Research Program Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) which is carried out with support from the CGIAR Trust Fund and through bilateral funding agreements.
abstract: The dry lowlands of Ethiopia are seasonally affected by long periods of low rainfall and, coinciding
with rainfall in the Amhara highlands, flood waters which flow onto the lowlands resulting in
damage to landscapes and settlements. In an attempt to convert water from storm generated
floods into productive use, this study proposes a methodology using remote sensing data and
geographical information system tools to identify potential sites where flood spreading weirs
may be installed and farming systems developed which produce food and fodder for poor
rural communities. First, land use land cover maps for the study area were developed using
Landsat-8 and MODIS temporal data. Sentinel-1 data at 10 and 20m resolution on a 12-day
basis were then used to determine flood prone areas. Slope and drainage maps were derived
from Shuttle RADAR Topography Mission Digital Elevation Model at 90m spatial resolution.
Accuracy assessment using ground survey data showed that overall accuracies (correctness) of
the land use/land cover classes were 86% with kappa 0.82. Coinciding with rainfall in the
uplands, March and April are the months with flood events in the short growing season
(belg) and June, July and August have flood events during the major (meher) season. In the
Afar region, there is potentially >0.55m ha land available for development using seasonal
flood waters from belg or meher seasons. During the 4 years of monitoring (2015–2018), a minimum
of 142,000 and 172,000 ha of land were flooded in the belg and meher seasons, respectively.
The dominant flooded areas were found in slope classes of <2% with spatial coverage varying
across the districts. We concluded that Afar has a huge potential for flood-based technology
implementation and recommend further investigation into the investments needed to support
new socio-economic opportunities and implications for the local agro-pastoral communities.
date: 2020-02
date_type: published
publication: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (TSI)
publisher: Cambridge University Press
pagerange: 1-15
id_number: doi:10.1017/S1742170519000516
refereed: TRUE
issn: 1742-1705
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170519000516
funders: CGIAR Trust Fund
citation:   Gumma, M K and Amede, T and Getnet, M and Pinjarla, B and Pranay, P and Legesse, G and Tilahun, G and Van den Akker, E and Berdel, W and Keller, C and Siambi, M and Whitbread, A M  (2020) Assessing potential locations for flood-based farming using satellite imagery: a case study of Afar region, Ethiopia.  Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (TSI).  pp. 1-15.  ISSN 1742-1705     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/11376/1/assessing_potential_locations_for_floodbased_farming_using_satellite_imagery_a_case_study_of_afar_region_ethiopia.pdf