In 2005, irrigated vegetables were identified as one of the marketable commodities by the stakeholders participating in the IPMS project. At the time, most vegetables were grown in gravity fed traditional and modern irrigation schemes getting water from two micro dams constructed by the Cubans du...
Alemayehu, N.
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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Berhe, Kahsay
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Jaleta, Moti
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[Irrigated vegetable promotion and expansion: the case of Ada’a Woreda, Oromia Region, Ethiopia]
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Irrigated vegetable promotion and expansion: the case of Ada’a Woreda, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
The Improving Productivity and Market Success (IPMS) of Ethiopian Farmers project adopted a “participatory market oriented commodity value chain development” approach, to address problems and potentials for haricot bean production in Alaba Special District, in Southern Ethiopia.
With an emerging...
Shiferaw, A.
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Berhe, Kahsay
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Jaleta, Moti
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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[Improving elements of haricot bean value chain in Alaba Special District, Southern Ethiopia: Experiences from IPMS]
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Improving elements of haricot bean value chain in Alaba Special District, Southern Ethiopia: Experiences from IPMS
The first part of this paper looks into what agroforestry is; the need for agroforestry and its benefits. Then the paper outlines and discusses the basic systems in agroforestry including simulataneous agroforestry systems; linear agroforestry systems; alley cropping (hedgerow intercropping); seq...
This chapter summarises the diseases of important grasses, legumes, forage crops and fodder trees in sub-Saharan Africa which have been recorded, mainly by research workers during the implementation of trials in sown pastures and rangeland. Diseases of legumes are discussed for species of acacia,...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Berhe, Kahsay
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[Diseases of tropical pasture plants in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Diseases of tropical pasture plants in sub-Saharan Africa
This paper ilustrates the principle determining cropping systems for Vertisols by reviewing work in the highlands of Ethiopia. The types of cropping systems that can be applicable in the different Vertisol environments are briefly described. These cropping systems include single cropping; multipl...
Berhe, Kahsay
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Tedla, A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Cropping systems for Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Cropping systems for Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands
The demand for haricot bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), both in domestic and export markets, has been increasing in the past decade. This development can be exploited by smallholders to increase their income through increased market participation. To assist in this development, the Improving Productivi...
Yilma, Y.
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Berhe, Kahsay
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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Jaleta, Moti
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Alemayehu, F.
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Gebrehawariat, K.
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Ayele, D.
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[Innovative haricot beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) seed system for smallholder farmers in Dale District, Southern Ethiopia: Experiences from IPMS]
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Innovative haricot beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) seed system for smallholder farmers in Dale District, Southern Ethiopia: Experiences from IPMS