Development partners and public investors assume that spate irrigation reduces household poverty and malnutrition. This article examines whether the poverty profiles of smallholder farmers and the nutritional outcomes of their children have improved as a result of using spate irrigation. The stud...
Hagos, Fitsum
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Mulugeta, A.
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Langan, Simon J.
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Lefore, Nicole
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Abebe, Yenenesh
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[Poverty profiles and nutritional outcomes of using spate irrigation in Ethiopia]
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Poverty profiles and nutritional outcomes of using spate irrigation in Ethiopia
Smallholder farmers in Africa rely heavily on rainfed agriculture. Those who have access to irrigation often receive it at no charge, but quantity, frequency and reliability may be limited without adequate revenue for maintenance and operation. Moreover, the absence of fees means that there are n...
Mekonnen, A.
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Gebreegziabher, Z.
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Hagos, Fitsum
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[Valuation of access to irrigation water in rural Ethiopia: application of choice experiment and contingent valuation methods]
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Valuation of access to irrigation water in rural Ethiopia: application of choice experiment and contingent valuation methods
West and East Africa experience high vari- ability 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 var...
Boelee, Eline
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Yohannes, Mekonnen
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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, Solomon
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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
The underlying causes of rural poverty are many in Ethiopia, however, the persistent fluctuation in the amount and distribution of rainfall is considered as a major contributing factor. Cognizant of this reality the successive Ethiopian governments, NGOs and farmers have made considerable investm...
Namara, Regassa E.
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Makombe, Godswill
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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[Rural poverty and inequality in Ethiopia: does access to small-scale irrigation make a difference?]
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Rural poverty and inequality in Ethiopia: does access to small-scale irrigation make a difference?
West and East Africa experience high variability of rainfall that is expected to increase with climate change. This results in uctuations in water availability for food production and other socioeconomic activities. Water harvesting and storage can mitigate the adverse effects of rainfall variabi...
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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Hagos, Fitsum
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Cecchi, P.
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Kibret, S.
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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
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
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
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
Rainfed agriculutre in Ethiopia is constrained by temporal and spatial variations in climate and severe land degradation caused by soil erosion that is exacerbated by lack of appropriate technologies. The continued shrinking per capita agriculutral land due to population growth and diminishing la...
Erkossa, Teklu
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Hagos, Fitsum
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[Characterization and productivity assessment of the farming systems in the upper part of the Nile Basin]
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Characterization and productivity assessment of the farming systems in the upper part of the Nile Basin
The main focus of this article is to explore whether access to selected agricultural water management (AWM) technologies has led to significant reduction in poverty and, if they did so, to identify which technologies had higher impacts. In measuring impact we estimated the average treatment effec...