Low water use efficiency is a challenge to crop production in Sub-Sahara African countries. Water is getting continuously scarce due to increased demand and shrinking availability induced mainly by climate change. As agriculture is the major consumer of water, improving crop water productivity is...
Asfaw, A.
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[Assessment of effect of management practices and agro-ecology on water productivity of major crops in Meja Watershed, Jeldu District, Oromia Region, Ethiopia]
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Assessment of effect of management practices and agro-ecology on water productivity of major crops in Meja Watershed, Jeldu District, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, soil erosion during the rainy season constitutes a sever threat to the national economy. The study site, head of the Abay basin is among the heavily affected areas, which is a peril for the crop water productivity. Most studies conducted in the country are focused on quantification o...
Desalegn, B.
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[Characterization and cost estimation of erosion in Abay basin: Case study on Meja watershed]
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Characterization and cost estimation of erosion in Abay basin: Case study on Meja watershed
This study conducted in two sub catchments of the Abay Basin identified the quantity and quality of sediment loss and its origin though most studies conducted in Ethiopia focus on quantification of soil loss. Also, the onsite economic cost in terms of yield reduction was estimated taking maize (Z...
Wudneh, A.
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[Characteristics and onsite costs of the sediment lost by runoff from Dapo and Chekorsa Watersheds, Digga District]
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Characteristics and onsite costs of the sediment lost by runoff from Dapo and Chekorsa Watersheds, Digga District
Desalegn, B.
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Erkossa, Teklu
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[Characteristics and onsite financial cost of erosion in Abay Basin: The case study from Meja Watershed]
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Characteristics and onsite financial cost of erosion in Abay Basin: The case study from Meja Watershed
Defourny, N.
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[What are the main drivers behind Ethiopian farmers soil and water conservations practices?]
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What are the main drivers behind Ethiopian farmers soil and water conservations practices?
Up until today, rainwater management practices have been promoted regardless of site-specific biophysical characteristics and regardless of the socio-economic and institutional environment. Therefore, low adoption rates and high disadoption rates of rainwater management practices are observed. In...
Pfeifer, Catherine
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Omolo, Abisalom
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[Similarity analysis for the Blue Nile Basin in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Similarity analysis for the Blue Nile Basin in the Ethiopian highlands
Mixed crop–livestock farming system is a major livelihood strategy in most sub-Sahara African countries. Low water use efficiency and water scarcity characterize the dominant rainfed agricultural production system in the densely populated highlands of Ethiopia. Improving water productivity in the...
Debela, A.A.
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Erkossa, Teklu
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Zuberi, M.I.
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[Management practices and agro-ecological effects on crop water productivity in Meja watershed, Ethiopia]
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Management practices and agro-ecological effects on crop water productivity in Meja watershed, Ethiopia
With the construction of the new Renaissance Dam at the Ethiopian Sudan border, reducing sediment load in the Blue Nile is becoming increasingly important. Past attempts of decreasing sediment concentrations have been only partially successful. In this paper, we will examine the temporal distribu...
Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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Enkamil, M.
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Asmare, D.
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Tilahun, S.
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Yitaferu, B.
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Worqlul, A.W.
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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MacAlister, C.
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Baker, T.
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Langan, Simon J.
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[Evaluation of rain water management practices for sediment load reduction in the (semi) humid Blue Nile basin]
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Evaluation of rain water management practices for sediment load reduction in the (semi) humid Blue Nile basin
Over the past five decades, gullying has been widespread and has become more severe in the Ethiopian highlands. Only in very few cases, rehabilitation of gullies has been successful in Ethiopia due to the high costs. The objective of this paper is to introduce cost effective measures to arrest gu...
Tebebu, Tigist Y.
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Zegeye, Assefa D.
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Langendoen, E.J.
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Ayele, Getaneh K.
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Tilahun, Seifu A.
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Ayana, Essayas K.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Arresting gully formation in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Arresting gully formation in the Ethiopian highlands
Although Ethiopia has a large potential to develop irrigation, only 5% of the 3.5 million hectares of land potentially available has been developed. To examine the underlying causes, this study evaluates the suitability of surface water irrigation for the Lake Tana Basin development corridor. Sur...
Wale, A.
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Collick, A.S.
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Rossiter, D.G.
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Langan, Simon J.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Realistic assessment of irrigation potential in the Lake Tana basin, Ethiopia]
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Realistic assessment of irrigation potential in the Lake Tana basin, Ethiopia