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While water requirement for livestock is widely perceived as daily drinking water consumption, ~100 times more water is required for daily feed production than for drinking water. Increasing livestock water productivity can be achieved through increasing the water-use efficiency (WUE) of feed pro...


Blümmel, MichaelHaileslassie, AmareSamireddypalle, A.Vadez, VincentNotenbaert, An Maria Omer[Livestock water productivity: Feed resourcing, feeding and coupled feed-water resource data bases]Livestock water productivity: Feed resourcing, feeding and coupled feed-water resource data bases

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, KatrienHaileslassie, AmareAmede, TilahunBossio, Deborah A.Tarawali, Shirley A.[Assessment of water productivity and entry points for improvement in mixed crop-livestock systems of the Ethiopian highlands]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, KatrienAmede, TilahunHaileslassie, AmareBossio, Deborah A.[Analysis of gaps and possible interventions for improving water productivity in crop livestock systems of Ethiopia]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, AmareBlümmel, MichaelClement, FlorianeDescheemaeker, KatrienAmede, TilahunSamireddypalle, A.Acharya, SreedharRadha, A.V.Ishaq, S.Samad, M.Murty, M.V.R.Khan, M.A.[Assessment of the livestock-feed and water nexus across a mixed crop-livestock system’s intensification gradient: An example from the Indo-Ganga basin]Assessment of the livestock-feed and water nexus across a mixed crop-livestock system’s intensification gradient: An example from the Indo-Ganga basin

Purpose – The main purposes of this paper were to assess effects of smallholder farmers access to livelihood capital (e.g. land, livestock and water) on livestock water productivity (LWP) and to evaluate impacts of selected interventions in reducing livestock water demand (per unit of livestock p...


Haileslassie, AmareBlümmel, MichaelClement, FlorianeIshaq, S.Khan, M.A.[Adapting livestock water productivity to climate change]Adapting livestock water productivity to climate change

The concept of water productivity (WP) or ‘more crop per drop’ has been revived recently in international water debates. Its application has notably been extended from single crops to mixed farming systems, integrating both crops and livestock, with the wider objective of reducing poverty. Using ...


Clement, FlorianeHaileslassie, AmareIshaq, S.Blümmel, MichaelMurty, M.V.R.Samad, M.Dey, S.Das, H.Khan, M.A.[Enhancing water productivity for poverty alleviation: Role of capitals and institutions in the Ganga Basin]Enhancing water productivity for poverty alleviation: Role of capitals and institutions in the Ganga Basin

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.Descheemaeker, KatrienHaileslassie, AmareAmede, Tilahun[Irrigation water productivity as affected by water management in a small-scale irrigation scheme in the Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia]Irrigation water productivity as affected by water management in a small-scale irrigation scheme in the Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia

Until recently, the Ethiopian government’s investment did not systematically target high potential areas for agricultural intensification, limiting the potential productivity gains. Waterlogged vertisols, which cover about 2.7 million hectares in the Ethiopian part of the Blue Nile Basin, are amo...


Erkossa, TekluHaileslassie, AmareMacAlister, C.[Enhancing farming system water productivity through alternative land use and water management in vertisol areas of Ethiopian BlueNile Basin (Abay)]Enhancing farming system water productivity through alternative land use and water management in vertisol areas of Ethiopian BlueNile Basin (Abay)

Agricultural water scarcity is a major limiting factor for crop production in dry land regions of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite notable efforts of developing macro-catchment rainwater harvesting (RWH) techniques, few studies have evaluated the performance of RWH for deficit supplemental irrig...


Assefa, S.Biazin, B.Muluneh, A.Yimer, F.Haileslassie, Amare[Rainwater harvesting for supplemental irrigation of onions in the southern dry lands of Ethiopia]Rainwater harvesting for supplemental irrigation of onions in the southern dry lands of Ethiopia
Ergano, KebebeOosting, Simon J.Haileslassie, AmareDuncan, Alan J.Boer, Imke J.M. de[Strategies for improving water use efficiency of livestock production in rain-fed systems]Strategies for improving water use efficiency of livestock production in rain-fed systems

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