Animal traction in Ethiopia has been used since the third millennium B.C. Its use is confined to land preparation and seed covering using the traditional implement 'maresha' pulled mainly by a pair of oxen under a ridged neck yoke. Even though research to replace the 'maresha' and the multi-purpo...
Peden, Donald G.
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Tadesse, G.
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Misra, A.K.
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Awad Amed, F.
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Astatke, A.
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Ayalneh, W.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Kiwuwa, G.H.
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Kumsa, T.
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Mati, Bancy M.
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Mpairwe, D.R.
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Wassenaar, T.
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Yimegnuhal, A.
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[Water and livestock for human development]
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Water and livestock for human development
This paper focuses on enhancing returns on investments in agricultural water through effective integration of livestock production. It suggests that multi-sectoral approaches to investment in water, soil, crop and livestock will have greater development impact and profitability than developing wa...
Peden, Donald G.
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Freeman, H.A.
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Astatke, A.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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[Investment options for integrated water-livestock-crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Investment options for integrated water-livestock-crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dubale, Workneh
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Ebrahim, Mohammed
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Asfaw, Addisu
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Alene, Temesgen
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Astatke, A.
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Menji, A.
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Mekonnen, Kindu
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Thorne, Peter J.
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[High value fruit trees production and scaling in the Ethiopian highlands]
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High value fruit trees production and scaling in the Ethiopian highlands
Understanding the problems of grazing land in vertisol areas and seeking long-lasting solutions is the central point where mixed crop livestock is the second stay for the majority of the population. In order to understand this, the current study was conducted at two sites, one with 0-4% slope and...
Taddese, G.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Astatke, A.
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Ayaleneh, W.
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[Impact of grazing on plant species richness, plant biomass, plant attribute, and soil physical and hydrological properties of Vertisol in East African highlands]
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Impact of grazing on plant species richness, plant biomass, plant attribute, and soil physical and hydrological properties of Vertisol in East African highlands
The two years on-farm tillage research during the 1999 and 2000 cropping seasons in Ethiopian highland Vertisol area demonstrated the importance of adapting cultural practices into participatory trials. The minimum tillage package could be an effective intervention for soil conservation due to th...
Astatke, A.
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Mamo, T.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Diedhiou, M.
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[Participatory on-farm conservation tillage trial in the Ethiopian highland Vertisols: The impact of potassium application on crop yields]
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Participatory on-farm conservation tillage trial in the Ethiopian highland Vertisols: The impact of potassium application on crop yields
Investigates the effects of improved surface drainage on the productivity of Vertisols in a wheat-and-chickpea cropping trial conducted in 1987 at ILCA;s Debre Zeit research site in the Ethiopian highlands. Chickpea plots were subjected to four irrigation treatments, viz, no irrigation, irrigatio...
Astatke, A.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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Tedla, A.
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[Sequential cropping of Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands using a broadbed-and-furrow system]
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Sequential cropping of Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands using a broadbed-and-furrow system
Extending livestock grazing to the steep slopes has led to unstable grazing systems in the East African Highlands, and new solutions and approaches are needed to ameliorate the current situation. This work was aimed at studying the effect of livestock grazing on plant attributes and hydrological ...
Taddese, G.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Astatke, A.
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Ayaleneh, W.
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[Effect of grazing on plant attributes and hydrological properties in the sloping lands of the East African highlands]
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Effect of grazing on plant attributes and hydrological properties in the sloping lands of the East African highlands
Land degradation is one of the major problems related to low productivity in Ethiopia. Vertisols are potential agricultural lands but are underutilized due to waterlogging during the rainy season and are prone to soil erosion due to the traditional practices of planting crops at the end of the ra...
Astatke, A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed Saleem, M.A.
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Erkossa, Teklu
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[Technical and economic performance of animal-drawn implements for minimum tillage: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia]
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Technical and economic performance of animal-drawn implements for minimum tillage: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia
Peden, Donald G.
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Freeman, H.A.
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Astatke, A.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Sheikh, D.
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[Investment options for integrating water management and crop and livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Investment options for integrating water management and crop and livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa