The study examined whether the use of spate irrigation in drought-prone areas of Ethiopia reduced poverty. Each of about 25 users of indigenous and modern spate irrigation schemes and an equal number of corresponding nonusers from the same peasant associations in Oromia and Tigray regional states...
Hagos, Fitsum
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Erkossa, Teklu
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Lefore, Nicole
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Langan, Simon J.
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[Spate irrigation and poverty in Ethiopia]
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Spate irrigation and poverty in Ethiopia
Hagos, Fitsum
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Pender, J.L.
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Gebreselassie, N.
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[Land degradation in the Highlands of Tigray and strategies for sustainable land management]
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Land degradation in the Highlands of Tigray and strategies for sustainable land management
This study undertook an assessment and gap analysis of the institutional arrangements for improved land and water management in the Tana and Beles Sub-basins highlands of the Blue Nile Basin. We explored the mandates and design features of the major land- and water-related institutional arrangeme...
Hagos, Fitsum
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Mapedza, Everisto
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Taffesse, T.
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[Land and water institutions in the Blue Nile Basin: Setups and gaps for improved land and water management]
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Land and water institutions in the Blue Nile Basin: Setups and gaps for improved land and water management
The study examined whether access to spate irrigation leads to better nutrition outcomes. The results showed that there is an overall improvement in the study sites compared to the 2011 DHS study. As far as households with access to spate irrigation are concerned, weight-for-height z-scores indic...
Hagos, Fitsum
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Mulugeta, A.
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Erkossa, Teklu
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Lefore, Nicole
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Langan, Simon J.
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[Diversion of flashy floods for agricultural use and its effect on nutrition in Ethiopia]
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Diversion of flashy floods for agricultural use and its effect on nutrition in Ethiopia
Erkossa, Teklu
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Lefore, Nicole
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[Proceedings of the Workshop on Flood-based Farming for Food Security and Adaption to Climate Change in Ethiopia: Potential and Challenges, Adama, Ethiopia, 30-31 October 2013]
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Proceedings of the Workshop on Flood-based Farming for Food Security and Adaption to Climate Change in Ethiopia: Potential and Challenges, Adama, Ethiopia, 30-31 October 2013
Irrigated fodder production can be vitalised as a useful strategy to sustainably intensify subsistence livestock production owned and managed by smallholders and to diversify farm income through linkages to commercial livestock systems. However, uncertainty about the production and market environ...
Getnet, Kindie
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Haileslasseie, Amare
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Dessalegne, Y.
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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[On the profitability of irrigated fodder production: comparative evidence from smallholders in Koga irrigation scheme, Ethiopia]
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On the profitability of irrigated fodder production: comparative evidence from smallholders in Koga irrigation scheme, Ethiopia
Lemperiere, Philippe
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Lefore, Nicole
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Langan, Simon J.
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[Establishing and strengthening irrigation water users associations (IWUAs) in Ethiopia: a manual for trainers]
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Establishing and strengthening irrigation water users associations (IWUAs) in Ethiopia: a manual for trainers
In the past decades, both upstream and downstream countries ofthe Blue Nile Basin (BNB) had developed and adopted several policies and strategies related to land and water management. Yet there are important policy and institutional gaps that irnpeded adoption of improved land and water managemen...
Haileslassie, Amare
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Peden, Donald G.
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Ahmed, A.A.
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Gebreselassie, S.
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Tafesse, T.
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Mapedza, Everisto
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Mukherji, Aditi
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[Institutions and policy in the Blue Nile Basin: understanding challenges and opportunities for improved land and water management.]
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Institutions and policy in the Blue Nile Basin: understanding challenges and opportunities for improved land and water management.
West and East Africa experience high variability of rainfall that is expected to increase with climate change. This results in fluctuations in water availability for food production and other socioeconomic activities. Water harvesting and storage can mitigate the adverse effects of rainfall varia...
Boelee, Eline
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Yohannes, M.
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Poda, Jean-Noel
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Cecchi, Philippe
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Kibret, S.
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Laamrani, Hammou
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[Options for water storage and rainwater harvesting to improve health and resilience against climate change in Africa]
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Options for water storage and rainwater harvesting to improve health and resilience against climate change in Africa