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Table 2 Major Agro-Ecological Zones of the Ethiopian Highlands

From: Conservational tree growing by smallholder farm households: evidence from Gamo highlands of Southern Ethiopia

Agro-ecological zones

Climate

Growing period in number of days

HPP zone

Warm and more humid

Mainly > 240

HPC zone

Intermediate rainfall

Usually > 180

LPC zone

High variability and occasional drought

Mainly 90–150

  1. Source: Bishaw (2009)
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