Resultados de búsqueda - "Ethiopia"

Using the Techfit tool to prioritize feed technologies in Habess, Atsbi-Wonberta District, Tigray, Ethiopia por Hagos, T., GebreYohans, S., GebreMeskel, K., GebreYohanse, W., Zegey, T., Assfaw, M., Wamatu, Jane

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Impact of HIV/AIDS on food and nutrition security: the case of Dire Dawa City administration, Ethiopia por Yizengaw, M., Alemu, B.A., Hanjra, Munir A.

“…This study examined the links between food security and HIV/AIDS in urban Ethiopia taking Dire Dawa city administration as a case example. …”
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Improved bee forage development as an input to enhance beekeeping productivity and income of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia por International Livestock Research Institute

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Rural poverty and inequality in Ethiopia: does access to small-scale irrigation make a difference? por Namara, Regassa E., Makombe, Godswill, Hagos, Fitsum, Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele

“…Ethiopia is an agrarian society in a land of drought and floods. …”
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Impact of irrigation on livelihood and food security in the modern Hare River Irrigation Scheme in Southern Ethiopia por Christine, J., Willibald, L., Dominik, R., Michael, H., Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele, Hagos, Fitsum

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Current policy and status of DDT use for malaria control in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa por Biscoe, M.L., Mutero, Clifford M., Kramer, R.A.

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Experiences and opportunities for promoting small-scale/micro irrigation and rainwater harvesting for food security in Ethiopia por Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele, Merrey, Douglas J., Kamara, Abdul B., van Koppen, Barbara, Penning de Vries, Frits W.T., Boelee, Eline

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Economic impacts of technology, population growth and soil erosion at watershed level: The case of the Ginchi in Ethiopia por Okumu, B.N., Russell, N., Jabbar, M.A., Colman, D., Mohamed Saleem, M.A., Pender, J.L.

“…A dynamic bio-economic model is used to show that, without technological and policy intervention, soil loss levels, income and nutrition could not be substantially or sustainably improved in a highland area of Ethiopia. Although cash incomes could rise by more than 40% over a twelve-year planning period, average per ha soil losses could be as high as 31 tonnes per ha. …”
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Climate change impacts on hydrology and water resources of the Upper Blue Nile River Basin, Ethiopia por Kim, U., Kaluarachchi, Jagath J., Smakhtin, Vladimir U.

“…The report evaluates the impacts of climate change on the hydrological regime and water resources of the Blue Nile River Basin in Ethiopia. It starts from the construction of the climate change scenarios based on the outcomes of several general circulation models (GCMs), uses a simple hydrological model to convert theses scenarios into runoff, and examines the impacts by means of a set of indices. …”
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Determinants of labor market participation choice of farm households in rural Ethiopia: multinomial logit analysis por Bedemo, A., Getnet, Kindie, Kassa, B.

“…This paper examines the determinants of labor market participation decision of farm households in rural Ethiopia using sample household survey data collected from the study area. …”
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The impact of a small-scale irrigation scheme on malaria transmission in Ziway area, central Ethiopia por Kibret, S., Alemu, Y., Boelee, Eline, Tekie, H., Alemu, D., Petros, B.

“…To reduce the intensity of malaria transmission in the smallscale irrigation schemes currently in operation in Ethiopia, year-round source reduction by using proper irrigation water management, coupled with health education, needs to be incorporated into the existing malaria control strategies.…”
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Rural poverty and inequality in Ethiopia: does access to small-scale irrigation make a difference? por Namara, Regassa E., Makombe, Godswill, Hagos, Fitsum, Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele

“…The underlying causes of rural poverty are many in Ethiopia, however, the persistent fluctuation in the amount and distribution of rainfall is considered as a major contributing factor. …”
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Impact of soil and water conservation measures on catchment hydrological response: a case in north Ethiopia por Nyssen, Jan, Clymans, W., Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Poesen, J., Vandecasteele, I., Vanmaercke, M., Zenebe, A., Camp, M. van, Haile, M., Haregeweyn, Nigussie, Moeyersons, J., Martens, K., Gebreyohannes, T., Deckers, J., Walraevens, K.

“…Here, changes in the hydrological response of a 200-ha catchment in north Ethiopia are investigated. The management included various soil and water conservation measures such as the construction of dry masonry stone bunds and check dams, the abandonment of post-harvest grazing, and the establishment of woody vegetation. …”
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The economic value of improved wastewater irrigation: a contingent valuation study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia por Weldesilassie, A.B., Fror, O., Boelee, Eline, Dabbert, S.

“…This paper uses contingent valuation to estimate the economic value of safe use of wastewater for crop production on farms within and around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We estimate a surprisingly large welfare gain from policies for safe use of wastewater for irrigation. …”
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Generation of monthly precipitation under climate change for the upper Blue Nile River Basin, Ethiopia por Kim, U., Kaluarachchi, Jagath J., Smakhtin, Vladimir U.

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Effects of region-wide soil and water conservation in semi-arid areas: the case of northern Ethiopia por Nyssen, Jan, Poesen, J., Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Haregeweyn, Nigussie, Haile, M., Moeyersons, J., Frankl, Amaury, Govers, G., Munro, N., Deckers, J.

“…This study makes a multi-scale assessment over a time span of 30 years of environmental rehabilitation in one of the world's most degraded areas: the Tigray highlands of Northern Ethiopia. The study shows that in Tigray sheet and rill erosion rates have decreased by approximately 68%, infiltration and spring discharge are enhanced and vegetation cover has improved. …”
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Property rights and land use change: implications for sustainable resource management in Borana, Southern Ethiopia por Kamara, Abdul B., Kirk, M., Swallow, B.M.

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Changes in woody species composition following establishing exclosures on grazing lands in the lowlands of northern Ethiopia por Mekuria, Wolde, Yami, Mastewal

“…This study was undertaken in the lowlands of northern Ethiopia to: (1) investigate how exclosure age affects restoration of degraded native plant species richness, diversity and aboveground standing biomass, and (2) identify soil characteristics, which affect effectiveness of exclosures to restore degraded native vegetation. …”
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Expansion of eucalypt farm forestry and its determinants in Arsi Negelle District, South Central Ethiopia por Jenbere, D., Lemenih, Mulugeta, Kassa, H.

“…Declining natural forests and growing demands for wood products are encouraging the rapid expansion of eucalypt farm forestry in Ethiopia, and Arsi Negelle district represents areas with recent plantation expansion in the Rift Valley area of Ethiopia. …”
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Impact of small scale irrigation on household poverty: empirical evidence from the Ambo district in Ethiopia por Bacha, D., Namara, Regassa E., Bogale, Ayalneh, Tesfaye, A.

“…A study was conducted in the Ambo district of western Ethiopia in 2006 to understand the poverty reduction impacts of small-scale irrigation development, using the Indris irrigation system as a case study. …”
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