Low crop and livestock productivities in the mixed farming systems of Ethiopia hamper efforts to meet the increasing food demands from a stressed natural resource base. Important reasons for the low agricultural productivity are water scarcity and poor spatial and temporal rainfall distribution. ...
Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Amede, Tilahun
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Bossio, Deborah A.
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[Analysis of gaps and possible interventions for improving water productivity in crop livestock systems of Ethiopia]
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Analysis of gaps and possible interventions for improving water productivity in crop livestock systems of Ethiopia
The threat of water scarcity in sub-Saharan Africa is real, due to the expanding agricultural needs, climate variability and inappropriate land use. Livestock keeping is the fastest growing agricultural sector, partly because of increasing and changing demands for adequate, quality and diverse fo...
Amede, Tilahun
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Peden, Donald G.
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Rooyen, Andre F. van
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[Harnessing benefits from improved livestock water productivity in crop-livestock systems of sub-Saharan Africa: synthesis]
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Harnessing benefits from improved livestock water productivity in crop-livestock systems of sub-Saharan Africa: synthesis
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
Although water is a renewable natural resource, it has become insufficient at the global level. Unless the current efficiency level of water use can be increased, the trend of water shortages will become more serious. Among agricultural activities, livestock production is mostly considered an int...
Alemayehu, M.
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Amede, Tilahun
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Bohme, M.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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[Increasing livestock water productivity under rain fed mixed crop/livestock farming scenarios of sub-Saharan Africa: A review]
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Increasing livestock water productivity under rain fed mixed crop/livestock farming scenarios of sub-Saharan Africa: A review
Agricultural systems of Northern Ethiopia are under pressure from demographic expansion leading to land degradation and increasing water scarcity. Livestock water productivity (LWP) is an important component in improving overall productivity in mixed crop-livestock systems. The objective of the s...
Mekonnen, S.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Tolera, A.
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Amede, Tilahun
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[Livestock water productivity in a water stressed environment in northern Ethiopia]
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Livestock water productivity in a water stressed environment in northern Ethiopia
Alemayehu, M.
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Amede, Tilahun
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Peden, Donald G.
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Kumsa, T.
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Böhme, M.H.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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[Assessing livestock water productivity in mixed farming systems of Gumara watershed, Ethiopia]
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Assessing livestock water productivity in mixed farming systems of Gumara watershed, Ethiopia
Improving water productivity depends on how local communal water and grazing resources are governed. This involves institutional and organizational issues. In the mixed farming systems of the Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, non-participatory water users’ associations, neglect of traditional wate...
Teklewold, T.
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Mapedza, Everisto
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Amede, Tilahun
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[Institutional implications of governance of local common pool resources on livestock water productivity in Ethiopia]
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Institutional implications of governance of local common pool resources on livestock water productivity in Ethiopia