Crop-livestock systems are very important both in terms of area and contribution to people’s livelihoods in the Ethiopian highlands. However, a common problem in these systems is low livestock and crop productivity, which is partly caused by water scarcity and environmental degradation. As water ...
Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Amede, Tilahun
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Bossio, Deborah A.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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[Assessment of water productivity and entry points for improvement in mixed crop-livestock systems of the Ethiopian highlands]
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Assessment of water productivity and entry points for improvement in mixed crop-livestock systems of the Ethiopian highlands
Small-scale irrigation is playing an important role in adapting to climate change, achieving food security, and improving household incomes. The Ethiopian Government considers irrigated agriculture as a primary engine of economic growth and plans to increase the current level of irrigation infras...
Amede, Tilahun
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[Technical and institutional attributes constraining the performance of small-scale irrigation in Ethiopia.]
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Technical and institutional attributes constraining the performance of small-scale irrigation in Ethiopia.
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
Projections suggest that annual per capita water availability in the Indo-Ganga Basin (IGB) will reduce to a level typical for water-stressed areas. Producing more crop and livestock products, per unit of agricultural water invested, is advocated as a key strategy for future food production and e...
Haileslassie, Amare
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Blümmel, Michael
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Clement, Floriane
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Amede, Tilahun
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Samireddypalle, A.
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Acharya, Sreedhar
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Radha, A.V.
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Ishaq, S.
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Samad, M.
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Murty, M.V.R.
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Khan, M.A.
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[Assessment of the livestock-feed and water nexus across a mixed crop-livestock system’s intensification gradient: An example from the Indo-Ganga basin]
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Assessment of the livestock-feed and water nexus across a mixed crop-livestock system’s intensification gradient: An example from the Indo-Ganga basin
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
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
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
In Ethiopia, irrigation is mainly implemented in small-scale irrigation schemes, which are often characterized by low water productivity. This study reports on the efficiency and productivity of a typical small-scale irrigation scheme in the highlands of the Blue Nile, Ethiopia. Canal water flows...
Demeku, S.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Amede, Tilahun
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[Irrigation water productivity as affected by water management in a small-scale irrigation scheme in the Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia]
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Irrigation water productivity as affected by water management in a small-scale irrigation scheme in the Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia
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