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Small-scale irrigation is playing an important role in adapting to climate change, achieving food security, and improving household incomes. The Ethiopian Government considers irrigated agriculture as a primary engine of economic growth and plans to increase the current level of irrigation infras...


Amede, Tilahun[Technical and institutional attributes constraining the performance of small-scale irrigation in Ethiopia.]Technical and institutional attributes constraining the performance of small-scale irrigation in Ethiopia.

Low crop and livestock productivities in the mixed farming systems of Ethiopia hamper efforts to meet the increasing food demands from a stressed natural resource base. Important reasons for the low agricultural productivity are water scarcity and poor spatial and temporal rainfall distribution. ...


Descheemaeker, KatrienAmede, TilahunHaileslassie, AmareBossio, Deborah A.[Analysis of gaps and possible interventions for improving water productivity in crop livestock systems of Ethiopia]Analysis of gaps and possible interventions for improving water productivity in crop livestock systems of Ethiopia

Projections suggest that annual per capita water availability in the Indo-Ganga Basin (IGB) will reduce to a level typical for water-stressed areas. Producing more crop and livestock products, per unit of agricultural water invested, is advocated as a key strategy for future food production and e...


Haileslassie, AmareBlümmel, MichaelClement, FlorianeDescheemaeker, KatrienAmede, TilahunSamireddypalle, A.Acharya, SreedharRadha, A.V.Ishaq, S.Samad, M.Murty, M.V.R.Khan, M.A.[Assessment of the livestock-feed and water nexus across a mixed crop-livestock system’s intensification gradient: An example from the Indo-Ganga basin]Assessment of the livestock-feed and water nexus across a mixed crop-livestock system’s intensification gradient: An example from the Indo-Ganga basin

In sub-Saharan Africa problems associated with water scarcity are aggravated by increasing demands for food and water, climate change and environmental degradation. Livestock keeping, an important livelihood strategy for smallholder farmers in Africa, is a major consumer of water, and its water c...


Descheemaeker, KatrienAmede, TilahunHaileslassie, Amare[Improving water productivity in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa]Improving water productivity in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa

Livestock–water productivity (LWP) refers to a set of innovations that could contribute towards reducing the amount of water needed per unit of output generated. But what does it take to get these ideas adopted by livestock keepers in crop–livestock systems? In this paper, we treat LWP as an inno...


Amede, TilahunGeheb, KimDouthwaite, Boru[Enabling the uptake of livestock-water productivity interventions in the crop-livestock systems of sub-Saharan Africa]Enabling the uptake of livestock-water productivity interventions in the crop-livestock systems of sub-Saharan Africa

An action research process was conductedwith communities in Gununo, southern Ethiopia (2000–2003), to develop alternative cropping strategies for achieving their food security and cash needs. Farmers identified three major production objectives depending on their household priorities and socio-ec...


Amede, TilahunDelve, Robert J.[Modelling crop-livestock systems for achieving food security and increasing production efficiencies in the Ethiopian highlands]Modelling crop-livestock systems for achieving food security and increasing production efficiencies in the Ethiopian highlands

The threat of water scarcity in sub-Saharan Africa is real, due to the expanding agricultural needs, climate variability and inappropriate land use. Livestock keeping is the fastest growing agricultural sector, partly because of increasing and changing demands for adequate, quality and diverse fo...


Amede, TilahunDescheemaeker, KatrienPeden, Donald G.Rooyen, Andre F. van[Harnessing benefits from improved livestock water productivity in crop-livestock systems of sub-Saharan Africa: synthesis]Harnessing benefits from improved livestock water productivity in crop-livestock systems of sub-Saharan Africa: synthesis

In the East African highlands, crop yields tend to increase with proximity of the farm plots to homesteads. Farmers identified soil erosion as the most detrimental cause of low crop yield in the outfields followed by soil compaction due to livestock trampling. The main objective of this study was...


Amede, TilahunMenza, M.Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele[Zai improves nutrient and water productivity in the Ethiopian highlands]Zai improves nutrient and water productivity in the Ethiopian highlands

In the water scarce Lenche Dima watershed in the northern Ethiopian highlands community based integrated watershed management was implemented to fight land degradation, raise agricultural productivity and improve farmers’ livelihoods. The effects of two interventions, namely exclosures and water ...


Descheemaeker, KatrienMapedza, EveristoAmede, TilahunAyalneh, W.[Effects of integrated watershed management on livestock-water productivity in water scarce areas in Ethiopia]Effects of integrated watershed management on livestock-water productivity in water scarce areas in Ethiopia

Amede, TilahunTarawali, Shirley A.Peden, Donald G.[Improving water productivity in crop-livestock systems of drought-prone regions: Editorial comment]Improving water productivity in crop-livestock systems of drought-prone regions: Editorial comment

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