In the highlands of northern Ethiopia, degraded hillslopes are closed for grazing and agriculture for environmental rehabilitation. In order to assess the effect of these exclosures on water balances, a correct assessment of evapotranspiration is needed. A common method for calculating evapotrans...
Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Raes, Dirk
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Allen, R.
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Nyssen, Jan
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Poesen, J.
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Muys, B.
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Haile, M.
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Deckers, J.
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[Two rapid appraisals of FAO-56 crop coefficients for semiarid natural vegetation of the northern Ethiopian highlands]
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Two rapid appraisals of FAO-56 crop coefficients for semiarid natural vegetation of the northern Ethiopian highlands
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
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
Haileslassie, Amare
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Gebreselassie, S.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Amede, Tilahun
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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[Impacts of access to resources on water productivity: The case of the Blue Nile]
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Impacts of access to resources on water productivity: The case of the Blue Nile
Studies on the impacts of environmental rehabilitation in semi-arid areas are often conducted over limited space and time scales, and do typically not include detailed biophysical components. This study makes a multi-scale assessment over a time span of 30 years of environmental rehabilitation in...
Nyssen, Jan
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Poesen, J.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Haregeweyn, Nigussie
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Haile, Mitiku
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Moeyersons, Jan
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Frankl, Amaury
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Govers, Gerard
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Munro, N.
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Deckers, Jozef
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[Effects of region-wide soil and water conservation in semi-arid areas: the case of northern Ethiopia]
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Effects of region-wide soil and water conservation in semi-arid areas: the case of northern Ethiopia
Amede, Tilahun
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Mapedza, Everisto
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[Enhancing water productivity in crop-livestock systems of SSA: minimizing trade-offs and maximizing benefits]
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Enhancing water productivity in crop-livestock systems of SSA: minimizing trade-offs and maximizing benefits
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
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