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Water resources in sub-Saharan Africa are more overstressed than in many other regions of the world. Experiments on commercial farms have shown that conservation agriculture (CA) can save water and improve the soil. Nevertheless, its benefits on smallholder irrigated farms have not been adequatel...


Belay, Sisay A.Schmitter, PetraWorqlul, A.W.Steenhuis, Tammo S.Reyes, Manuel R.Tilahun, Seifu A.[Conservation agriculture saves irrigation water in the dry monsoon phase in the Ethiopian highlands]Conservation agriculture saves irrigation water in the dry monsoon phase in the Ethiopian highlands

This study aimed at better understanding of the characteristics of feeding and breeding practices smallholder farmers adopt in intensifying their dairy production. Use of hired labour for fodder gathering, growing of fodder crops and purchase of feeds increased with increasing intensification, bu...


Bebe, B.O.Udo, H.M.J.Thorpe, W.R.[Characteristics of feeding and breeding practices for intensification of smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands]Characteristics of feeding and breeding practices for intensification of smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands
Benin, S.E.Pender, J.L.[Impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands]Impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands

The effect of grazing pressure on infiltration, runoff, and soil loss was studied on a natural pasture during the rainy season of 1995 in the Ethiopian highlands. The study was conducted at two sites with 0-4 percent and 4-8 percent slopes at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) ...


Mwendera, E.J.Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.[Infiltration rates, surface runoff, and soil loss as influenced by grazing pressure in the Ethiopian highlands]Infiltration rates, surface runoff, and soil loss as influenced by grazing pressure in the Ethiopian highlands

Poverty, low crop and animal productivity and large scale resource degradation are major problems in the agriculture sector in the East African highlands. Among others, integration of forage legumes in cereal based cropping systems has been proposed as a promising strategy to improve the sustaina...


Kassie, M.Jabbar, M.A.Kassa, B.Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.[Benefits of integration of cereals and forage legumes with and without crossbred cows in mixed farms - an ex ante analysis for highland Ethiopia]Benefits of integration of cereals and forage legumes with and without crossbred cows in mixed farms - an ex ante analysis for highland Ethiopia

Soil fertility is declining in most agro-ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa, and incorporation of forage legumes into production systems to utilize the nitrogen fixed by the legumes could alleviate the problem, if efficient nitrogen-fixing legumes are used. The amounts of nitrogen fixed by Lablab, ...


Haque, I.Lupwayi, N.Z.[Nitrogen fixation by annual forage legumes and its contribution to succeeding wheat in the Ethiopian highlands]Nitrogen fixation by annual forage legumes and its contribution to succeeding wheat in the Ethiopian highlands

Pig keeping is known to be popular in the regions of the southern highlands zone (Mbeya, Iringa and Ruvuma) of Tanzania where more than 60% of pigs under the small-scale production system are raised. However, no epidemiological surveys on porcine cysticercosis have been conducted in the zone in s...


Boa, M.E.Mahundi, E.A.Kassuku, A.A.Willingham, A.L.Kyvsgaard, N.C.[Epidemiological survey of swine cysticercosis using ante-mortem and post-mortem examination tests in the southern highlands of Tanzania]Epidemiological survey of swine cysticercosis using ante-mortem and post-mortem examination tests in the southern highlands of Tanzania

The prevalence and incidences of tick-borne diseases (TBDs) infections in cattle were studied in the western-Kenya highlands. Serological tests, thick-blood and lymph-node smears were used to quantify TBDs during cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Four hundred and eight and 192 (wet season...


Okuthe, O.S.Buyu, G.E.[Prevalence and incidence of tick-borne diseases in smallholder farming systems in the western-Kenya highlands]Prevalence and incidence of tick-borne diseases in smallholder farming systems in the western-Kenya highlands

In the Ethiopian highlands, where integrated crop and livestock production takes place, the inadequate supply, in both quantity and quality of feeds during the year is a major constraint. Native pastures and crop residues are the major feed sources, but their quality is often poor. Integration of...


Tedla, A.Mamo, T.Klaij, M.C.Diedhiou, M.L.[Effects of cropping system, seed bed management and fertility interactions on biomass of crops grown on a Vertisol in the central highlands of Ethiopia]Effects of cropping system, seed bed management and fertility interactions on biomass of crops grown on a Vertisol in the central highlands of Ethiopia

Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a major threat for cattle health and production in Africa. This disease is caused by the small-colony type of Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides (MmmSC). Transmission occurs from direct and repeated contacts between sick and healthy animals. Vete...


Lesnoff, MatthieuLaval, G.Bonnet, P.Abdicho, S.Workalemahu, A.Kifle, D.Peyraud, A.Lancelot, R.Thiaucourt, Francois[Within-herd spread of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in Ethiopian highlands]Within-herd spread of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in Ethiopian highlands

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