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Beekeeping has a long history in Bure district as in other parts of Ethiopia. On average, it is estimated that 110 tons of honey are produced annually by smallholder farmers, and approximately 5000 households (hhs) are engaged in beekeeping as a sideline income generating activity, including land...


Dessalegn, YigsawHoekstra, DirkBerhe, KahsayDerso, T.Mehari, Y.[Smallholder apiculture development in Bure, Ethiopia: experiences from IPMS project interventions]Smallholder apiculture development in Bure, Ethiopia: experiences from IPMS project interventions

Onion and tomato are among the largest production and highly commercialized vegetable crops in the region. In Fogera district, regardless of the existence of year round rivers and high ground water availability to supplement irrigation, favorable climate and soil type, the productivity and gross ...


Gebey, T.Berhe, KahsayHoekstra, Dirk[Vegetables value chain development in Fogera district: experiences from IPMS project interventions]Vegetables value chain development in Fogera district: experiences from IPMS project interventions

Ethiopia is a leading honey producer in Africa and one of the ten largest honey producing countries in the world. Despite the favorable agro-ecology for honey production and the number of bee colonies the country is endowed with, the level of honey production and productivity in the country is st...


Gebey, T.Berhe, KahsayHoekstra, Dirk[Beekeeping development using value chain approach in Fogera district: experiences from IPMS project interventions]Beekeeping development using value chain approach in Fogera district: experiences from IPMS project interventions

Despite the large livestock population in Ethiopia, the sector’s contribution at the micro or macro level is well below its potential due to various reasons, notably feed shortage and diseases, compounded by inefficiencies in the livestock input and output markets. Feed marketing studies are scar...


Gebremedhin, BerhanuHirpa, A.Berhe, Kahsay[Feed marketing in Ethiopia: results of rapid market appraisal]Feed marketing in Ethiopia: results of rapid market appraisal

The Multipurpose Tree (MPT) species can fit into the farming systems of the East African region where low agricultural productivity, widespread land degradation and hence a diminishing capacity to support the growing human and livestock population are major problems. GIS has been used to develop ...


Conchedda, G.Berhe, KahsayJabbar, M.A.[A GIS analysis to target priority areas for adoption of five multipurpose tree species in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda]A GIS analysis to target priority areas for adoption of five multipurpose tree species in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda

Tegegne, AzageHoekstra, DirkGebremedhin, BerhanuBerhe, Kahsay[Intensification of crop-livestock farming systems through market-orientation in Ethiopia]Intensification of crop-livestock farming systems through market-orientation in Ethiopia

Dale Woreda is well known for its avocado (Persia americana) and to a lesser extent mango (Mangifera indica) production. These fruit trees are planted along with coffee (Coffee arabica), enset (Enset ventricosum) and other crops. They are important sources of income and food, playing a considerab...


Yilma, K.Berhe, KahsayGebremedhin, BerhanuHoekstra, DirkAyele, D.Gebrehawariat, K.[A Farmer-based fruit seedling supply system in Dale Pilot Learning Woreda (PLW): experiences from IPMS]A Farmer-based fruit seedling supply system in Dale Pilot Learning Woreda (PLW): experiences from IPMS

Woreda agriculture and rural development (OoARD) strategic plan identify honey as one of the priority commodities of the woreda. The OoARD and development partners are exerting effort to boost honey production by introducing modern bee-keeping practice. The success of current development effort i...


Shiferaw, A.Dindamo, B.Berhe, KahsayTegegne, AzageHoekstra, Dirk[Recognizing farmers' knowledge in development initiatives: Indigenous bee-keeping in Alaba Special Woreda, Southern Ethiopia]Recognizing farmers' knowledge in development initiatives: Indigenous bee-keeping in Alaba Special Woreda, Southern Ethiopia

Goma is endowed with different flora and adequate moisture which favors honey production. As a result, bee farmers started producing honey since time immemorial using traditional hives, mostly made of bamboo. Improved hive production in the Woreda started in 1987 among cooperatives formed during ...


Baredo, Y.Hoekstra, DirkBerhe, Kahsay[Apiculture commodity development in Goma District: experiences from IPMS]Apiculture commodity development in Goma District: experiences from IPMS

Woldewahid, GebremedhinGebremedhin, BerhanuBerhe, KahsayHoekstra, Dirk[Improving livelihood of small-scale farmers through market led irrigated crops development: Case study from Tigray, Northern Ethiopia]Improving livelihood of small-scale farmers through market led irrigated crops development: Case study from Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

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