The expansion of irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa has been slow. In Asia, the rapid expansion of smallholder irrigation systems was attributed in part to the availability and affordability of motorized pumps. This paper appraises the current extent of pump-based irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa; ...
Namara, Regassa E.
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Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Giordano, Meredith A.
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Fraiture, Charlotte de
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[Small pumps and poor farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: an assessment of current extent of use and poverty outreach]
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Small pumps and poor farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: an assessment of current extent of use and poverty outreach
The Ethiopian economy depends heavily on smallholder agriculture, and this sector directly affects the country’s economic development, food security and poverty alleviation efforts. The adoption of smallholder irrigation technologies as a means to tackle these challenges has become an important p...
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Giordano, Meredith A.
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Langan, Simon J.
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Namara, Regassa E.
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[Economic analysis of factors influencing adoption of motor pumps in Ethiopia]
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Economic analysis of factors influencing adoption of motor pumps in Ethiopia
Sustainable participatory watershed management is an approach promoted by the Ethiopian government to restore natural resources and agricultural productivity across the country. This comparative study between six watershed programs shows that this approach increases farmers’ food security and inc...
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Abera, D.A.
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Gebresamuel, G.
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Giordano, Meredith A.
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Langan, Simon J.
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[An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia]
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An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia
Hagos, Fitsum
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Getnet, Kindie
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Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Bogale, A.
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Getahun, Y.
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[Marketing patterns of rainfed and irrigated systems: Do they differ?]
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Marketing patterns of rainfed and irrigated systems: Do they differ?
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Getnet, Kindie
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Bogale, A.
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Getahun, G.
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[Does investment in motor pump-based smallholder irrigation lead to financially viable input intensification and production? An economic assessment]
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Does investment in motor pump-based smallholder irrigation lead to financially viable input intensification and production? An economic assessment
Rural households in the semiarid Northern Ethiopian highlands are net buyers of food. Crop failure due to erratic and unpredictable rainfall occurs frequently and leads to food shortages and income shocks. The renting out of land may be one of the coping responses of households exposed to shocks....
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Holden, S.T.
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[Distress rentals and the land rental market as a safety net: contract choice evidence from Tigray, Ethiopia]
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Distress rentals and the land rental market as a safety net: contract choice evidence from Tigray, Ethiopia