The Raya valley in Tigray, where Alamata Woreda is located, has suitable climate and rich water resources, among others, to grow various tropical fruits. Development of fruits only started a few years ago (1996) with the Raya Valley Development Project and the OoARD (Office of Agriculture and Rur...
Berhane, G.
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Gebrehiwot, A.
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Gebrezgiabher, T.
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Berhe, Kahsay
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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[Tropical fruit production through value chain development approach in Alamata Woreda, Northern Ethiopia: Experiences from IPMS]
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Tropical fruit production through value chain development approach in Alamata Woreda, Northern Ethiopia: Experiences from IPMS
Current available records show that Ethiopia is receiving negligible benefits from its
cotton and textile products export partly on account of low production at the farm
level. Our objective was to study factors responsible for the low production. The
factors affecting farm level marketable suppl...
Bosena, T.
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Bekabil, F.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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[Factors affecting cotton supply at the farm level in Metema District of Ethiopia]
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Factors affecting cotton supply at the farm level in Metema District of Ethiopia
Shortage of pullet supply and high mortality of local chicks arising from diseases and inadequate feed were the main challenges identified through a rapid diagnostic survey on the poultry value chain in Dale. Accordingly, women group-based commercial pullet rearing as an input for smallholder pou...
Yilma, K.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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Yigzaw, M.
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[Pullet production and supply business development by women’s groups in selected kebeles of Dale pilot learning woreda: Experiences from IPMS]
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Pullet production and supply business development by women’s groups in selected kebeles of Dale pilot learning woreda: Experiences from IPMS
Tegegne, Azage
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Estifanos, A.
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Tera, A.
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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[Technological options and approaches to improve smallholder access to desirable animal genetic material for dairy development: IPMS experience]
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Technological options and approaches to improve smallholder access to desirable animal genetic material for dairy development: IPMS experience
Hoekstra, Dirk
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[Rice value chain development 2005-2011: IPMS experiences in Fogera pilot learning woredas]
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Rice value chain development 2005-2011: IPMS experiences in Fogera pilot learning woredas
With irrigated vegetables development, interventions on the uses of improved inputs such as water lifting devices; varieties; on-farm water, nutrient and pest management, and access to credit and market information were introduced in Atsbi-Womberta district, Ethiopia. Besides, skill and uptake ca...
Woldewahid, G.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Berhe, Kahsay
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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[Changes in response to integrated interventions in the value chain of vegetables in Atsbi-Womberta District of Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia]
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Changes in response to integrated interventions in the value chain of vegetables in Atsbi-Womberta District of Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia
Tegegne, Azage
,
Hoekstra, Dirk
,
[Technological options and approaches to improve supply of desirable animal genetic material for dairy and beef development: IPMS Experience]
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Technological options and approaches to improve supply of desirable animal genetic material for dairy and beef development: IPMS Experience
Gebremedhin, Berhanu
,
Hoekstra, Dirk
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Tegegne, Azage
,
[Improving the competitiveness of agricultural input markets in Ethiopia: experiences since 1991]
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Improving the competitiveness of agricultural input markets in Ethiopia: experiences since 1991