Declining soil fertility is a major cause of low per capita food production on smallholder farms of
sub-Saharan Africa. This study attempted to provide an empirical explanation of the factors associated
with farmers’ decisions to adopt or not to adopt newly introduced integrated soil fertility ma...
Mugwe, J
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Mugendi, DN
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Mucheru-Muna, M.
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Merckx, R.
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Chianu, J.N.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Determinants of the decision to adopt integrated soil fertility management practices by smallholder farmers in the central highlands of Kenya]
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Determinants of the decision to adopt integrated soil fertility management practices by smallholder farmers in the central highlands of Kenya
Part I deals with effect of cropping systems on growth; effect of cowpea variety on dry matter yield and on intercrop maize & cowpea; effect of intercropping on dry matter yield and on grain yield; intercrop vs sole dry matter yields; intercropping systems & total dry matter yields; effect of int...
Kamara, C.S.
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Haque, I.
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[Intercropping maize & forage type cowpeas in the Ethiopian highlands: I. Growth & dry matter yields. II. Soil moisture, soil temperature, solar radiation regimes and water use efficiency]
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Intercropping maize & forage type cowpeas in the Ethiopian highlands: I. Growth & dry matter yields. II. Soil moisture, soil temperature, solar radiation regimes and water use efficiency
Generally discusses policy and institutional issues related to the topic in post-revolution Ethiopia. The first part of the paper summarizes the physical resource base and the farming systems of the central highlands. Part two highlights the performance of the livestock sector and provides a very...
Assefa, T.
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[Livestock development in the peasant sector of highland Ethiopia: Some policy issues and implications]
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Livestock development in the peasant sector of highland Ethiopia: Some policy issues and implications
Yaekob, Tesfaye
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Tamene, Lulseged
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Gebreyohanes, Solomon
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Seyoum, Solomon
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Mekonnen, Kindu
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Adimassu, Zenebe
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Woldearegay, Kifle
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[Impacts of SWC interventions and land use on discharge and sediment yield in the cool sub-moist Highlands of Ethiopia]
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Impacts of SWC interventions and land use on discharge and sediment yield in the cool sub-moist Highlands of Ethiopia
Beed, Fen D.
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Dubois, T.
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Markham, R.
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Moorhead, A.
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[A strategy for banana research and development in Africa: a synthesis of results from the conference banana2008]
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A strategy for banana research and development in Africa: a synthesis of results from the conference banana2008
The Ethiopian highlands are ecologically heterogenous and densely populated by humans and animals. Due to the high human population pressure and large herds of livestock on small farm areas, continuous overgrazing of natural grasslands is common. In attempts to meet the increasing food and feed d...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Mwendera, E.J.
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[Land degradation and intensified livestock and crop production in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Land degradation and intensified livestock and crop production in the Ethiopian highlands
This paper is divided in sections. The first section deals with empirical model, methods, and hypotheses and looks into methods, data Sources, econometric approach, and predicted Impacts of selected variables. The second one discusses agriculture and land management in the highlands of Tigray wit...
Pender, J.L.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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[Land management, crop production, and household income in the highlands of Tigray, northern Ethiopia: An econometric analysis]
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Land management, crop production, and household income in the highlands of Tigray, northern Ethiopia: An econometric analysis
Prospective longitudinal study of major diseases of dairy cattle in Addis Ababa milk shed was conducted for a period of two years. A total of 33 dairy herds with an average of 906 animals were sampled and represented the intra-urban (IU), intra-urban in secondary towns(IUST) and the peri urban (P...
Lema, M.
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Kassa, T.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Major health problems of dairy cattle in market-oriented urban and peri-urban production systems in the central highlands of Ethiopia]
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Major health problems of dairy cattle in market-oriented urban and peri-urban production systems in the central highlands of Ethiopia
This chapter provides an overview of the main points raised in the papers presented at this workshop. The issues raised are summarised from all three regions under different thematic headings. The major issues include livestock in mountain and highland economies; trends and management strategies ...
Tulachan, P.M.
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Partap, T.
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Maki-Hokkonen, J.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Rajbhandari, B
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[Livestock in the mountains and highlands of Asia, Africa and South America: An overview of research and Development issues and challenges]
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Livestock in the mountains and highlands of Asia, Africa and South America: An overview of research and Development issues and challenges