The irrigation system in Kobo-Girrana valley is extensively developed into modern drip irrigation using ground water sources. Tomato and onion are among the major vegetables grown under drip irrigation. However, the drip lateral spacing is fixed to 1m for all irrigated crops. This lead to low cro...
Wondatir, S.
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Belay, Z.
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Desta, G.
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[Effect of drip lateral spacing and irrigation regime on yield, irrigation water use efficiency and net return of tomato and onion production in the Kobo Girrana valley of Ethiopia]
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Effect of drip lateral spacing and irrigation regime on yield, irrigation water use efficiency and net return of tomato and onion production in the Kobo Girrana valley of Ethiopia
Sustaining upland agriculture and food security is very much constrained by continuing land degradation brought by soil erosion due to lack of effective rainwater management strategies. Recently a large body of research evidence has established that significant potential exists to increase agricu...
Taffese, T.
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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[Hydrological modelling of a catchment using the SWAT model in the upper Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia]
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Hydrological modelling of a catchment using the SWAT model in the upper Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia
The hydrology of Holetta River and its seasonal variability is not fully studied. In addition to this, due to scarcity of the available surface water and increase in water demand for irrigation, the major users of the river are facing a challenge to allocate the available water. Therefore, the ai...
Tibebe, M.
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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Haile, D.
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Melesse, A.
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[Runoff estimation and water management for the Holetta river in Ethiopia]
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Runoff estimation and water management for the Holetta river in Ethiopia
Koga irrigation scheme was developed to irrigate about 7004 ha. Furrow irrigation is the recommended method for the distribution of water. However, furrow irrigation has inherent inefficiencies due to deep percolation on the upper end and runoff at the lower end of the furrow. These losses depend...
Desta, G.
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Getaneh, M.
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Tsigie, A.
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[Examining advance time of furrow irrigation at Koga irrigation scheme in Ethiopia]
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Examining advance time of furrow irrigation at Koga irrigation scheme in Ethiopia
‘Integrated Research for Development’ has been promoted as an approach to research and development in natural resources management that is most likely to lead to positive impacts. It has various acronyms, e.g. ‘INRM’ and ‘R4D.’ It was the underlying theory of the SSA Challenge Program, managed by...
Merrey, Douglas J.
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[Is research for development a good investment? Reflections on lessons from the NBDC]
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Is research for development a good investment? Reflections on lessons from the NBDC
Langan, Simon J.
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[The Nile Basin Development Challenge: Methods, outputs and outcomes]
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The Nile Basin Development Challenge: Methods, outputs and outcomes
This study uses Tobit and Logit models to examine the impacts of selected small-scale irrigation schemes in the Lake Tana basin of Ethiopia on household income and the likelihood of poverty, respectively. Data for these analyses were collected from a sample of 180 households. Households using any...
Ayele, Getaneh K.
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Nicholson, C.
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Collick, A.S.
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Tilahun, Seifu A.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Impact of small-scale irrigation schemes on household income and the likelihood of poverty in the Lake Tana basin of Ethiopia]
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Impact of small-scale irrigation schemes on household income and the likelihood of poverty in the Lake Tana basin of Ethiopia
Using a multi-criteria optimization technique for system analysis, this paper quantitatively characterizes baseline production activities, resource management and environmental relationships of the mixed crop–livestock farming system at the Jaba micro-watershed, upper Blue Nile Basin, to get insi...
Getnet, Kindie
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[Sustainable intensification of small-scale agriculture in the upper Blue Nile basin: Multicriteria optimization of rainwater management strategies]
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Sustainable intensification of small-scale agriculture in the upper Blue Nile basin: Multicriteria optimization of rainwater management strategies
Agriculture, whether in the Corn Belt of the United States, the massive rice producing areas of Southeast Asia, or the bean harvest of a smallholder producer in Central America, is the basis for feeding the world. Agriculture systems are highly complex and heterogeneous in both space and time. Th...
Prager, Steven D.
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[DA-01 - Geographic Information Science & Technology in Agriculture]
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DA-01 - Geographic Information Science & Technology in Agriculture
Fogera District, where the study focused, is endowed with diverse natural resources. It has huge potential water sources which are suitable for irrigation during the dry season for the production of horticultural crops mainly vegetables. However, there is a great market problem in the area associ...
Tamir, S.
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Getnet, Kindie
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Haji, J.
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[Impacts of brokerage institutions on the marketing of horticultural crops in Fogera district, Ethiopia]
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Impacts of brokerage institutions on the marketing of horticultural crops in Fogera district, Ethiopia