1. 5.12 Spate Irrigated Qat Harar Region, Ethiopia

2. 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

3. 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

4. Water management is important
USING BASINS IN EARLY STAGES

5. Water management is important
USING RIDGES IN LATER STAGES

6. Water management is important
MANUAL DEFOLIATING IN DRY SEASON – TO REDUCE EVAPORATION

7. Water management is important
THINNER STEM
INTRODUCING MORE DROUGHT RESISTANT VARIETIES
– WITH BETTER QUALITY TOO!