Agriculture is the main sector of the Ethiopian economy, as is the case in many sub-Saharan African countries. In this region, rainfall distribution is extremely uneven both spatially and temporally. Drought frequently results in crop failure, while high rainfall intensities result in low infiltr...
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Ergano, Kebebe
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Abebe, Yenenesh
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[Determinants of Adoption of Rainwater Management Technologies among Farm Households in the Nile River Basin]
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Determinants of Adoption of Rainwater Management Technologies among Farm Households in the Nile River Basin
Agricultural productivity in Ethiopian highlands is constrained mainly by high climate variability. Although use of soil and water conservation technologies is recognized as a key strategy to improve agricultural productivity, adoption of technologies has been very low as farmers consider a varie...
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Abebe, Yenenesh
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Ergano, Kebebe
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Leta, Gerba
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[Assessment of farmers’ rainwater management technology adoption in the Blue Nile basin]
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Assessment of farmers’ rainwater management technology adoption in the Blue Nile basin
This report outlines a business model approach to assessing the feasibility and for encouraging investment in smallholder solar pump irrigation. It also proposes a new methodology for mapping the suitability of solar energy-based irrigation pumps. The proposed business model framework and the met...
Otoo, Miriam
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Lefore, Nicole
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Schmitter, Petra
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Barron, Jennie
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Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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[Business model scenarios and suitability: smallholder solar pump-based irrigation in Ethiopia. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders]
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Business model scenarios and suitability: smallholder solar pump-based irrigation in Ethiopia. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Haileslassie, Amare
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[Assessments of key small-scale irrigation technologies, agricultural water management options and integrated irrigated fodder in Ethiopia]
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Assessments of key small-scale irrigation technologies, agricultural water management options and integrated irrigated fodder in Ethiopia
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Biazin, B.
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Schmitter, Petra S.
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Chali, A.
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Otoo, M.
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Lefore, Nicole
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Barron, Jennie
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Tegegne, D.
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Dubale, T.
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[Solar powered water pumping can boost smallholder income: A business model based on action research from LIVES and Africa RISING sites]
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Solar powered water pumping can boost smallholder income: A business model based on action research from LIVES and Africa RISING sites
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Biazin, B.
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Schmitter, Petra
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Chali, A.
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Otoo, Miriam
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Lefore, Nicole
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Barron, Jennie
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Tegegne, Desalegn
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Dubale, T.
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[Solar-powered water pumping can boost smallholder income: a business model based on action research from LIVES [Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders] and Africa RISING [Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation] sites]
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Solar-powered water pumping can boost smallholder income: a business model based on action research from LIVES [Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders] and Africa RISING [Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation] sites
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Abebe, Yenenesh
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Ergano, Kebebe
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Leta, Gerba
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[Assessment of farmers’ adoption of rainwater management technology in the Blue Nile Basin]
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Assessment of farmers’ adoption of rainwater management technology in the Blue Nile Basin
The regional government of Tigray has invested in millions of Birr to develop irrigation schemes as a strategy of poverty reduction. The study was based on a representative sample of 613 farm households (331 irrigators and 282 non-irrigators) drawn using three stage stratified sampling with proba...
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Namara, Regassa E.
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[Investment in irrigation as a poverty reduction strategy: analysis of small-scale irrigation impact on poverty in Tigray, Ethiopia]
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Investment in irrigation as a poverty reduction strategy: analysis of small-scale irrigation impact on poverty in Tigray, Ethiopia
The government of Ethiopia has invested in groundwater development for smallholder irrigation in the Raya Valley and Kobo Valley, north-eastern Ethiopia, where the hydrogeological potential is large but not fully developed. A cost-benefit analysis shows that investment in deep groundwater irrigat...
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Villholth, Karen G.
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Hanjra, Munir A.
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Yirga, M.
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Namara, Regassa E.
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[Cost-benefit analysis and ideas for cost sharing of groundwater irrigation: evidence from north-eastern Ethiopia]
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Cost-benefit analysis and ideas for cost sharing of groundwater irrigation: evidence from north-eastern Ethiopia
The regional government of Tigray has invested millions of dollars to develop irrigation schemes as a strategy of poverty reduction. However, there has been limited attempt to analyze whether these investments have attained their stated objectives of poverty reduction and overall socio-economic e...
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Namara, Regassa E.
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Holden, S.
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[Poverty reduction with irrigation investment: an empirical case study from Tigray, Ethiopia]
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Poverty reduction with irrigation investment: an empirical case study from Tigray, Ethiopia