Different types of soil and water conservation (SWC) structures were introduced to Ethiopia during the last four decades for abating water erosion and sustaining agricultural productivity. This study aimed to determine benefits, limitations and sustainability of SWC structures in the Toni and Bok...
Wolka, K.
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Sterk, G.
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Biazin, Birhanu
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Negash, M.
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[Benefits, limitations and sustainability of soil and water conservation structures in Omo-Gibe basin, Southwest Ethiopia]
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Benefits, limitations and sustainability of soil and water conservation structures in Omo-Gibe basin, Southwest Ethiopia
Musau, J
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Sang, J
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Gathenya, J
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Luedeling, E
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Home, P.
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[SWAT model parameter calibration and uncertainty analysis using the HydroPSO R package in Nzoia Basin, Kenya]
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SWAT model parameter calibration and uncertainty analysis using the HydroPSO R package in Nzoia Basin, Kenya
An inter-institutional and multi-disciplinary project to identify Brachiaria genotypes, which combine waterlogging tolerance with high forage yield and quality, for use in agricultural land in Latin America with poor drainage, is underway. The aim is to improve meat and milk production and mitiga...
Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés
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Jiménez, J.
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Rincón, J.
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Guevara, Edward D.
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Hoek, Rein van der
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Jarvis, Andy
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Peters, Michael
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Miles, John W.
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Cajas, S.
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Rincón, A.
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Mateus, H.
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Quiceno, J.
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Barragán, W.
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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Argel M., Pedro J.
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Mena Urbina, Martin A.
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Hertentains, L.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Advances in improving tolerance to waterlogging in Brachiaria grasses]
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Advances in improving tolerance to waterlogging in Brachiaria grasses
Compared to the total water use in livestock production systems, water for livestock drinking is small in amount but is an important requirement for health and productivity of animals. This study was carried out to assess constraints and challenges of meeting drinking water requirements of livest...
Amenu, K.
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Markemann, A.
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Roessler, R.
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Siegmund-Schultze, M.
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Abebe, G.
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Zarate, A.V.
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[Constraints and challenges of meeting the water requirements of livestock in Ethiopia: Cases of Lume and Siraro districts]
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Constraints and challenges of meeting the water requirements of livestock in Ethiopia: Cases of Lume and Siraro districts
Ritzema, Randall S.
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[Aqueous Productivity: An enhanced productivity indicator for water]
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Aqueous Productivity: An enhanced productivity indicator for water
Guzha, A.C.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Okoth, S.
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Jacobs, S.
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Nóbrega, R.L.B.
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[Impacts of land use and land cover change on surface runoff, discharge and low flows: Evidence from East Africa]
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Impacts of land use and land cover change on surface runoff, discharge and low flows: Evidence from East Africa
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, Teklu
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Haileslassie, Amare
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MacAlister, C.
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[Enhancing farming system water productivity through alternative land use and water management in vertisol areas of Ethiopian BlueNile Basin (Abay)]
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Enhancing farming system water productivity through alternative land use and water management in vertisol areas of Ethiopian BlueNile Basin (Abay)
Use and retention of river water in African highlands deprive communities in arid lowlands of their benefits. This paper reviews information on water use in the Ewaso Ng’iro catchment, Kenya, to evaluate the effects of upstream abstraction on the Lorian Swamp, a wetland used by pastoralists downs...
Leeuw, Jan de
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Musyimi, Z.
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Mutiga, J.K.
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Peden, Donald G.
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[Benefits of riverine water discharge into the Lorian Swamp, Kenya]
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Benefits of riverine water discharge into the Lorian Swamp, Kenya
With mixed crop–livestock systems projected to be the principal source of food in developing countries in the coming decades, opportunities exist for smallholders to participate and benefit from emerging crop and livestock markets in the Volta Basin. Given the economic, social and environmental v...
Douxchamps, Sabine
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Panyan, E.K.
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Ouattara, K.
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Kabore, A.
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Karbo, N.
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Sawadogo, B.
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[Agricultural water management and livelihoods in the crop-livestock systems of the Volta Basin]
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Agricultural water management and livelihoods in the crop-livestock systems of the Volta Basin
Agricultural water management (AWM) strategies have been extensively studied and promoted in Burkina Faso during the past four decades. However, rainfall variability and water access continue to limit agricultural production of most of the smallholder farming systems of the country. Our goals in ...
Douxchamps, Sabine
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Barron, Jennie
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[Taking stock of forty years of agricultural water management interventions in smallholder systems of Burkina Faso]
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Taking stock of forty years of agricultural water management interventions in smallholder systems of Burkina Faso