In thi s study , grassland compos ition and current livestock feedingrnsystems practiced in Nekemte Awra j a were investigated. For the investigationrnof the grassland compositi on, plant materials from ninteen different sites ofrnthis Awraja wer e collected and identified. For the current livestock feedingrnsystems practiced in the Awraj a, rep r esentat ive farmers were interviewed aboutrnthe current li'ij'stock feeding systems practiced in their respective zones .rnAs the r esult of this study shows , the vegetation of Nekemte Awrajarnchanges with ~hange in elevation and based on this , the region is dividedrninto three main e~ological zones, namely : Highland , Medium altitude and l owlandrnzones. A total of 36 grasses, f our legumes, four s edges and 24 tree speciesrnwere identified for the region. During the survey soil samples were alsorncollected and analysed and the r esults are incluged.rnGrasses such as Andropogon abyssin i cus , Cynodon dactyl on , PennisetumrnSchimperi and Fennisetum glabrum were dominant in t he highland zone of NekemternAwr aja. ayarrhenia hirta, Hyparrhenia rufa and Sporobolus natalensis Commonlyrnoccur in the medium a ltitude zone . Penni se t um Schimperi and Pennisetum g l abrumrnwere also f r equently f ound in this zone. I n the l owl and zone of thisrnregion Hyparrhenia species s uch as ~arrhenia diplandra, Hyparrhen i a antistiriorni des and Hyparrhenia Collina were large l y grown . In general, grassesrnof good grazing va lue were found in larger proporation in the highland zone .rnThe proportion of l egumes in all of the grasslands s tudied was very low.rnSoils in this Awraja in general are strongly t o moderately acidic .rnPhosphorus in these soils is low t o very low , organic carbon and totalrnnitrogen are medium to high.rnIn Nekemte Awraja , mixed farming is practiced , but farmers are engagedrnmore in the production of cereal crops for family subsistance. Livestockrnare raised for draft purpose and to provide money in case of emergency.rnIn this region , fire is used as the only tool of pasture management system.rnFodder conservation method for the dry s eason feed is virtually unknown.rnCattle in this region mainly feed on natural pastures. 'Atela' (a residuernfrom preparing 'tella' or 'araki ' ), teff straw, boiled barley and fingerrnmillet bread are given mainly t o oxen and milking cows as a supplimentaryrnfeed.