Zero Tillage or Reduced Tillage: The Key to Intensification of the Crop?Livestock System in Ethiopia
Numerous methods are available for increasing crop and livestock production in the Ethiopian highlands. Both national and international research institutes have developed technologies that are technically appropriate for these conditions. Examples of such technologies are the broad-bed maker for ver...
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| author | Aune, Jens B. Asrat, Rahel Teklehaimanot, Dereje Asefa Bune, Balesh Tulema |
| author_browse | Asrat, Rahel Aune, Jens B. Bune, Balesh Tulema Teklehaimanot, Dereje Asefa |
| author_facet | Aune, Jens B. Asrat, Rahel Teklehaimanot, Dereje Asefa Bune, Balesh Tulema |
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| description | Numerous methods are available for increasing crop and livestock production in the Ethiopian highlands. Both national and international research institutes have developed technologies that are technically appropriate for these conditions. Examples of such technologies are the broad-bed maker for vertisols and cow traction (Zerbini, Woldu, and Shapiro 1999) and use of a single ox to pull the plow (Ouwerkerk 1990). However, farmers’ adoption of these technologies has been very limited, and farming is still characterized in most areas by low input use and limited use of improved technologies. Fertilizer application has increased in recent years because improved crop production packages have been introduced through the Ethiopian extension service. Fertilizer has been easy to introduce because it does not require fundamental changes in the farming system. These packages have been accompanied by supply of credit. However, introducing these packages to farmers has not been without problems, particularly in dryland areas where crop failures are common. Farmers are often forced to sell animals to repay their debt. Despite these problems, it must be recognized that fertilizers do have an important role to play if farming in Ethiopia is to progress. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1605652025-11-06T03:53:41Z Zero Tillage or Reduced Tillage: The Key to Intensification of the Crop?Livestock System in Ethiopia Aune, Jens B. Asrat, Rahel Teklehaimanot, Dereje Asefa Bune, Balesh Tulema land use land policies agriculture land management highlands sustainability Numerous methods are available for increasing crop and livestock production in the Ethiopian highlands. Both national and international research institutes have developed technologies that are technically appropriate for these conditions. Examples of such technologies are the broad-bed maker for vertisols and cow traction (Zerbini, Woldu, and Shapiro 1999) and use of a single ox to pull the plow (Ouwerkerk 1990). However, farmers’ adoption of these technologies has been very limited, and farming is still characterized in most areas by low input use and limited use of improved technologies. Fertilizer application has increased in recent years because improved crop production packages have been introduced through the Ethiopian extension service. Fertilizer has been easy to introduce because it does not require fundamental changes in the farming system. These packages have been accompanied by supply of credit. However, introducing these packages to farmers has not been without problems, particularly in dryland areas where crop failures are common. Farmers are often forced to sell animals to repay their debt. Despite these problems, it must be recognized that fertilizers do have an important role to play if farming in Ethiopia is to progress. 2006 2024-11-21T09:51:09Z 2024-11-21T09:51:09Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160565 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Aune, Jens B.; Asrat, Rahel; Teklehaimanot, Dereje Asefa; and Bune, Balesh Tulema. 2006. Zero Tillage or Reduced Tillage: The Key to Intensification of the Crop?Livestock System in Ethiopia. In Strategies for sustainable land management in the East African Highlands. Pender, John; Place, Frank; and Ehui, Simeon K. (Eds.) Chapter 12. Pp. 309-318. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160565 |
| spellingShingle | land use land policies agriculture land management highlands sustainability Aune, Jens B. Asrat, Rahel Teklehaimanot, Dereje Asefa Bune, Balesh Tulema Zero Tillage or Reduced Tillage: The Key to Intensification of the Crop?Livestock System in Ethiopia |
| title | Zero Tillage or Reduced Tillage: The Key to Intensification of the Crop?Livestock System in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Zero Tillage or Reduced Tillage: The Key to Intensification of the Crop?Livestock System in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Zero Tillage or Reduced Tillage: The Key to Intensification of the Crop?Livestock System in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Zero Tillage or Reduced Tillage: The Key to Intensification of the Crop?Livestock System in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Zero Tillage or Reduced Tillage: The Key to Intensification of the Crop?Livestock System in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | zero tillage or reduced tillage the key to intensification of the crop livestock system in ethiopia |
| topic | land use land policies agriculture land management highlands sustainability |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160565 |
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