There has been strong research interest in designing and testing learning approaches for enhancing and sustaining the capacity of communities to manage collective action problems. Broadening the perspective from well-known social learning approaches in natural resource management, this study expl...
Damtew, Elias
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Mierlo, B. van
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Lie, R.
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Struik, P.
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Leeuwis, C.
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Lemaga, B.
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Smart, C.D.
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[Governing a collective bad: Social learning in the management of crop diseases.]
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Governing a collective bad: Social learning in the management of crop diseases.
Previous approaches to improve soil and water management in the Ethiopian highlands have achieved marginal success. An integrated approach to rainwater management (RWM) has been piloted to address interrelated problems of land degradation, livestock feed shortage, and soil erosion, in an effort t...
Mulema, Annet A.
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Lema, Zelalem
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Damtew, Elias
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Adie, Aberra
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Ogutu, Z.
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Duncan, Alan J.
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[Stakeholders’ perceptions of integrated rainwater management approaches in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian highlands]
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Stakeholders’ perceptions of integrated rainwater management approaches in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian highlands
Effective management of potato diseases such as bacterial wilt and late blight depends to a large extent on farmers’ knowledge of the diseases as well as on the integration of recommended management methods in their daily practices. Late blight has continued to be a dominant potato disease for ma...
Tafesse, S.
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Damtew, Elias
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Mierlo, B. van
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Lie, R.
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Lemaga, B.
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Sharma, K.
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Leeuwis, C.
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Struik, Paul C.
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[Farmers' knowledge and practices of potato disease management in Ethiopia]
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Farmers' knowledge and practices of potato disease management in Ethiopia
Potato is one of the most important food crops for smallholder farmers in the Ethiopian highlands. Diseases, particularly bacterial wilt (caused by Ralstonia solanacearum) and late blight (caused by Phytophthora infestans), are among the major constraints of potato production, despite continuous ...
Damtew, Elias
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Tafesse, S.
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Lie, R.
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Mierlo, B. van
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Lemaga, B.
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Sharma, K.
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Struik, P.C.
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Leeuwis, C.
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[Diagnosis of management of bacterial wilt and late blight in potato in Ethiopia: A systems thinking perspective]
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Diagnosis of management of bacterial wilt and late blight in potato in Ethiopia: A systems thinking perspective
Mulema, Annet A.
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Jogo, Wellington
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Damtew, Elias
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Mekonnen, Kindu
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Thorne, Peter J.
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[Women farmers’ participation in the agricultural research process: Implications for agricultural sustainability in Ethiopia]
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Women farmers’ participation in the agricultural research process: Implications for agricultural sustainability in Ethiopia