Koga irrigation scheme was developed to irrigate about 7004 ha. Furrow irrigation is the recommended method for the distribution of water. However, furrow irrigation has inherent inefficiencies due to deep percolation on the upper end and runoff at the lower end of the furrow. These losses depend...
Desta, G.
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Getaneh, M.
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Tsigie, A.
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[Examining advance time of furrow irrigation at Koga irrigation scheme in Ethiopia]
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Examining advance time of furrow irrigation at Koga irrigation scheme in Ethiopia
In eastern Africa, termites are perceived by farmers, livestock keepers, and many development agencies as serious agricultural pests that destroy pasture, crops and wooden infrastructure. Commonly use control measures have proven to be ineffective. When the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Fo...
Mugerwa, S.
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Mpairwe, D.R.
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Zziwa, Emmanuel
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Swaans, K.
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Peden, Donald G.
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[Integrated termite management for improved rainwater management: A synthesis of selected African experiences]
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Integrated termite management for improved rainwater management: A synthesis of selected African experiences
Swaans, K.
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[Report of a Nile Basin Development Challenge Regional Stakeholder Dialogue, Bahir Dar, 23–24 July 2013]
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Report of a Nile Basin Development Challenge Regional Stakeholder Dialogue, Bahir Dar, 23–24 July 2013
‘Integrated Research for Development’ has been promoted as an approach to research and development in natural resources management that is most likely to lead to positive impacts. It has various acronyms, e.g. ‘INRM’ and ‘R4D.’ It was the underlying theory of the SSA Challenge Program, managed by...
Merrey, Douglas J.
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[Is research for development a good investment? Reflections on lessons from the NBDC]
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Is research for development a good investment? Reflections on lessons from the NBDC
Langan, Simon J.
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[The Nile Basin Development Challenge: Methods, outputs and outcomes]
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The Nile Basin Development Challenge: Methods, outputs and outcomes
International Livestock Research Institute
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International Water Management Institute
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[News from the Nile Basin Development Challenge]
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News from the Nile Basin Development Challenge
This study uses Tobit and Logit models to examine the impacts of selected small-scale irrigation schemes in the Lake Tana basin of Ethiopia on household income and the likelihood of poverty, respectively. Data for these analyses were collected from a sample of 180 households. Households using any...
Ayele, Getaneh K.
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Nicholson, C.
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Collick, A.S.
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Tilahun, Seifu A.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Impact of small-scale irrigation schemes on household income and the likelihood of poverty in the Lake Tana basin of Ethiopia]
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Impact of small-scale irrigation schemes on household income and the likelihood of poverty in the Lake Tana basin of Ethiopia
Using a multi-criteria optimization technique for system analysis, this paper quantitatively characterizes baseline production activities, resource management and environmental relationships of the mixed crop–livestock farming system at the Jaba micro-watershed, upper Blue Nile Basin, to get insi...
Getnet, Kindie
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[Sustainable intensification of small-scale agriculture in the upper Blue Nile basin: Multicriteria optimization of rainwater management strategies]
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Sustainable intensification of small-scale agriculture in the upper Blue Nile basin: Multicriteria optimization of rainwater management strategies
Ownership of development processes has been high on the international agenda since the Paris Declaration of 2005. There is, however, much discussion about whether highly aid-dependent governments can really ‘own’ policy reforms in their countries. In this paper, we argue that the ownership of pol...
Cherlet, Jan
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Venot, Jean-Philippe
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[Structure and agency: understanding water policy changes in West Africa]
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Structure and agency: understanding water policy changes in West Africa
Agriculture, whether in the Corn Belt of the United States, the massive rice producing areas of Southeast Asia, or the bean harvest of a smallholder producer in Central America, is the basis for feeding the world. Agriculture systems are highly complex and heterogeneous in both space and time. Th...
Prager, Steven D.
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[DA-01 - Geographic Information Science & Technology in Agriculture]
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DA-01 - Geographic Information Science & Technology in Agriculture