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, Tilahun
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Menza, M.
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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[Zai improves nutrient and water productivity in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Zai improves nutrient and water productivity in the Ethiopian highlands
With increasing water scarcity and competing uses and users, water use efficiency is becoming increasingly important in many parts of developing countries. The lake Naivasha basin has an array of different water users and uses ranging from large scale export market agriculture, urban domestic wat...
Njiraini, G.W.
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Guthiga, Paul M.
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[Are small-scale irrigators water use efficient? Evidence from Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya]
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Are small-scale irrigators water use efficient? Evidence from Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya
Zziwa, Emmanuel
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Mpairwe, D.R.
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Kyambande, J.
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Iwadra, M.
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Mutetika, D.
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Kiwuwa, G.H.
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Mugerwa, S.
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Peden, Donald G.
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[Upper catchment management and water cover plants effects on the quality and quantity of water in surface reservoirs]
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Upper catchment management and water cover plants effects on the quality and quantity of water in surface reservoirs
The West African Sahel rainfall regime is known for its spatio-temporal variability at different scales which has a strong impact on vegetation development. This study presents results of the combined use of a simple water balance model, a radiative transfer model and ERS scatterometer data to ...
Jarlan, L.
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Mazzega, P.
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Mougin, E.
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Lavenu, F.
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Marty, G.
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Frison, P.L.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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[Mapping of Sahelian vegetation parameters from ERS scatterometer data with an evolution strategies algorithm]
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Mapping of Sahelian vegetation parameters from ERS scatterometer data with an evolution strategies algorithm
Current approaches to estimate freshwater use in livestock production systems generally fail to consider the competition for water resources with alternative uses, such as production of food crops food or other ecosystem services. This article presents a new method to account for the competition ...
Ran, Ylva
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Middelaar, C.E.M Van
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Lannerstad, Mats
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Boer, Imke J.M. de
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[Freshwater use in livestock production—To be used for food crops or livestock feed?]
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Freshwater use in livestock production—To be used for food crops or livestock feed?
Owoyesigire, B.
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Mpairwe, D.R.
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Mutetika, D.
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Bashasa, B.
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Kiwuwa, G.H.
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Peden, Donald G.
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[Socioeconomic factors affecting livestock water productivity in rainfed pastoral production systems]
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Socioeconomic factors affecting livestock water productivity in rainfed pastoral production systems
Haileslassie, Amare
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Gebreselassie, S.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Amede, Tilahun
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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[Impacts of access to resources on water productivity: The case of the Blue Nile]
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Impacts of access to resources on water productivity: The case of the Blue Nile
Amede, Tilahun
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Peden, Donald G.
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[Improving water productivity in crop-livestock systems of drought-prone regions: Editorial comment]
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Improving water productivity in crop-livestock systems of drought-prone regions: Editorial comment
Obtaining representative meteorological data for watershed-scale hydrological modelling can be difficult and time consuming. Land-based weather stations do not always adequately represent the weather occurring over a watershed, because they can be far from the watershed of interest and can have g...
Fuka, D.R.
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Walter, M.T.
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MacAlister, C.
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Degaetano, A.T.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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Easton, Z.M.
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[Using the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis as weather input data for watershed models]
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Using the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis as weather input data for watershed models