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    The document proposes a training on landscape beautification at Mekdela Amba University in Ethiopia. It aims to improve the knowledge of campus beautification professionals on landscape design and management. The training will cover topics like classification of ornamental plants, propagation techniques, lawn establishment and maintenance. It will be held over 4 days for 20 participants and include both classroom lectures and field observations. The estimated budget is 16,314 Birr to cover lecture fees, participant costs, materials and supplies. The training seeks to address issues like inappropriate plant selection and positioning, lack of management practices, and an unattractive campus environment.

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    TRAINING PROPOSAL ON LANDSCPE BEUTIFICATION IN MEKDELA

    AMBA UNIVERSITY, ETHIOPIA

    Proposed by:
    Adem Endris
    MEKDELA AMBA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND
    NATURAL RESOURCE
    DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
    A Training Proposal Summited to Mekdela Amba University College of
    Agriculture Research and Community Service Coordinator Office

    Feb, 2023

    Tulu awulia, Ethiopia

    1
    TEAM PROFILE

    2
    ACRONYMS

    LIST OF TABLE

    3
    1. Introduction
    1.1. Background
    The rate of urbanization in Ethiopia is growing at an alarming rate. According to the 2015
    Ethiopian urbanization review, the rate of urbanization in Ethiopia is about 5.4% a year
    (Abebawu alemayehu, 2019).The ever increasing growth of staff members and students living in
    the campus coupled with poor landscape planning and lack of good landscape beautification in
    the university to make the area more attractive already difficult problem of towns throughout
    Ethiopia.

    Ornamental horticulture is a branch of horticulture which deals with the science & practice of
    growing plants for aesthetic uses & improvement of quality of life and our environment. This branch
    of horticulture deals with plants and their layout for beautification of the environment. A tremendous
    number of plants are classed as ornamentals based on their decorative value and personal choices.
    There are seasonal flowering plants, foliage plants, lawn grasses, evergreens, and deciduous shrubs
    and trees. Fruit trees grown in home gardens can also be selected for ornamental purposes (Horti
    book second edition)

    1.2. Importance of campus beautification

    Enhancing the student experience: The ultimate goal is to create an environment that enhances
    the educational journey of students. Beautified campuses provide spaces that encourage learning,
    personal growth, and engagement.

    Fostering a sense of identity: The campus is a reflection of an institution’s identity and values.
    Beautification efforts should align with these values and help communicate the institution’s
    unique character.

    Driving enrollment and retention: An attractive campus can positively influence prospective
    students’ decisions to enroll and can contribute to higher retention rates by creating a supportive
    and enjoyable learning environment.

    Promoting sustainability: Campus beautification can integrate sustainable practices, from native
    landscaping to energy-efficient building designs. This not only reduces the institution’s
    environmental impact but also serves as a valuable educational tool for students.

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    Creating a lasting legacy: Well-executed campus beautification projects become part of the
    institution’s legacy. They contribute to its history and narrative, connecting past, present, and
    future generations.

    https://www.gofmx.com/blog/campus-beautification/

    1.2. Statement of the problem


    The establishment of a green landscape in the campus will satisfy the basic question of the
    people living in the town by providing by creating conformable living condition. The absence of
    such green infrastructures made the people in the town is exposed for different problems like
    frost problem, dust and unfavorable or non-attractive environmental conditions.

    Therefore, establishing a greenery areas with the grand objective of providing recreational center
    will have economic, social and environmental benefit to the town and its residents.
    Economically, the greenery area will provide valuable asset, making the area more beautiful and
    attractive, the jobless youths who are expected to work in the greenery area will get money for
    living. Socially, by being a place of recreation, improve human interaction and integration,
    increase health improvement and area will attract the youths to spend their time which indirectly
    reduce the exposure of the youths from spending their time in other unnecessary areas. In other
    words, it saves the people from the series cycles of addiction and build a healthy generation of
    youths who cares for their healthy growth and thus in directly contributes for the betterment of
    their country. Lastly, by establishing a clean area, the project is going to be a model on the
    importance of having a neat environment for a healthy living.

    Among the problems facing the university currently are related to inappropriate planting of or
    positioning of ornamental plants, both plants and inanimate objects are not selected by
    considering their adaptability on the given frosty environment, lack of scientific establishment
    and management of lawn, basic landscape beautification components are not included, weak or
    no management practices applied even for established plants and other components,
    consequently the campus have not appropriate centers of recreation for the students and staffs.
    Dou to these reason, the project developers would like to work on creating good awareness about
    beautification of landscapes to establish an attractive place for the university.

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    Regarding need assessment, the project developers observe and understand the urgency of as
    giving a special training for campus beautification members which is previously not practiced in
    the campus. To make sure that the idea of establishing the pleasant landscape is in the minds of
    the municipal officials, the project developers approached them. In the discussion, the
    researchers made with the officials of university and campus beautification managers, the idea of
    establishing greenery is the top among the list of their priorities.

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    1.3. Objectives
    1.3.1. General objective
    The project aims to improve knowledge of Mekdela Amba University beatification office
    professionals about landscape beatification.

    1.3.2. Specific objectives


     To improve and promote scientific landscape beautification services.
     To inform the types or components of landscapes.
     To give detail information about elements and principles of landscaping.
     To enhance understanding bout lawn establishment and management.
     To teach about the growing, classification and management including pruning, cutting
    and training of ornamental plants.

    2. Executing Agency: Mekdela Amba University

    3. Program over views


    Date: April: 15 – 19 .8.2016 Ec.
    Participants: Twenty, Mekdela Amba University campus beatification office members, field
    supervisors, managers and other responsible bodies.

    4. Facilities & Services


    The facilities and services for the training will be provided by the university research community
    service coordinator office.

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    5. Training Schedule

    No Activities Time Remark


    1  Opening ceremony Day one _ Morning Research and community
     Course introduction service officials and trainer
     Expectations from
    participants
     Discussions on Day one – After noon Trainer
    introduction of ornamental
    horticulture and landscape
    beautification.
    2  Classification of Day two – Morning Trainer
    floricultural and landscape
    plants

     Propagation of ornamental Day two – After noon Trainer


    plants

    3  Landscape horticulture Day three _ Morning Trainer


     Lawn Establishment and Day three –After Trainer
    Maintenance noon

    4  Field observation Day four – Morning Research and community


     Closing ceremony Day four – After service officials and
    noon trainer.

    6. ESTIMATED BUDGET
    No Budget items Birr Remarks
    1 Lecture fee 5184 162 birr x 32 hr.
    2 Training fee for participants 6400 20 x 4 days
    3 Training materials 2730 21 note books and pens
    x 130 birr
    4 Water 2000 8 packing’s, 0.5 liter
    water, each packing
    contains 12 pieces, 8 x
    200 birr.
    Total 16,314 Total required budget

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    7. Reference
    Alemayehu, A., et al. (2015). Ethiopia - Urbanization review: urban institutions for a middle-
    income Ethiopia.

    Cooper W.E.S.1972. Basic books of flower gardening.2nd. Riddles Limited, UK.


    John M.Dole; Harold F.2005.Flower Principles and species 2nd, Academic press
    Larson,R.A (ed) 1980.Introduce to floriculture.2nd ed., Academic press
    Laurie, A.,Kiplinger,D.C and Nelson,K.S. 1978 Commertial flower forcing 8 th editon.McGraw-
    Hill., USA.

    RR Sharma (2016). Propagation of horticultural crops. Published by India agricultural research


    institute.

    S.prasad,V.kumar (2010).Principles of horticulture .published by : Dr,vpdeshputohit for agrobias


    (india ),Jodhpur.

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