Search Results - "Ethiopia"

Varietal identification in household surveys: results from three household-based methods against the benchmark of DNA fingerprinting in southern Ethiopia by Kosmowski, Frederic, Aragaw, A., Kilian, Andrzej, Ambel, A., Ilukor, J., Yigezu, B., Stevenson, James R.

“…In this article, we present the results of a data capture experiment on sweet potato varietal identification in southern Ethiopia. Three household-based methods of identifying varietal adoption are tested against the benchmark of DNA fingerprinting: (A) Elicitation from farmers with basic questions for the most widely planted variety; (B) Farmer elicitation on five sweet potato phenotypic attributes by showing a visual-aid protocol; and (C) Enumerator recording observations on five sweet potato phenotypic attributes using a visual-aid protocol and visiting the field. …”
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Towards a relational understanding of the water-energy-food nexus: an analysis of embeddedness and governance in the upper blue Nile region of Ethiopia by Stein, C., Pahl-Wostl, Claudia, Barron, Jennie

“…Drawing on the notion of problemsheds, we delineate an analytical space that captures the interactions between water, energy and food systems and the actors influencing them in the Upper Blue Nile of Ethiopia. Our empirical data suggest that the claim that actors from different sectors are disconnected from each other is overly simplistic. …”
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An assessment of plant growth and N2 fixation in soybean genotypes grown in uninoculated soils collected from different locations in Ethiopia by Beyan, S.M., Woldemeskel, Endalkachew, Dakor, F.D.

“…Achieving food and nutritional security is a major challenge in Ethiopia, especially with increasing human population and low crop productivity. …”
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Molecular characterization of Ralstonia solanacearum strains from Ethiopia and tracing potential source of bacterial wilt disease outbreak in seed potatoes by Abdurahman, A., Griffin, D., Elphinstone, J., Struik, P.C., Schulz, S., Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar, Sharma, K.

“…Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, is emerging as a major threat to potato production in Ethiopia, reaching epidemic proportions in the Chencha district recently, with a prevalence of 97% of potato fields in 2015. …”
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Determinants of diarrhoeal morbidity: The case of children under five years of age among agricultural and agro-pastoralist community of southern Ethiopia by Beyene, Hunachew, Deressa, Wakgari, Kumie, Abera, Grace, Delia

“…Despite improvements in water and sanitation coverage, studies show that diarrhoea is still a major public health problem in Ethiopia. This study was designed to determine the magnitude and risk factors of diarrhoea in the agricultural and agro-pastoralist communities of the rural Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia. …”
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Statement at the inauguration of the ILRI poultry facility by Koen Vanmechelen, artist of Incubated Worlds, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 26 April 2018 by Vanmechelen, K.

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How do property rights reforms provide incentives for forest landscape restoration? Comparing evidence from Nepal, China and Ethiopia by Cronkleton, P., Artati, Y., Baral, H., Paudyal, K., Birhane, E., Kassa, H., Banjade, M.R., Jinlong, L., Chengyue, T., Putzel, L.

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Shared strengths and limitations of participatory forest management and area exclosure: two major state led landscape rehabilitation mechanisms in Ethiopia by Kassa, H., Birhane, E., Bekele, M., Lemenih, M., Cronkleton, P., Putzel, L., Baral, H.

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Determinants of producers' participation in gums and resins value chains from dry forests and analysis of marketing channels in northwestern and southern Ethiopia by Gebru, Y, Ewnetu, Z., Kassa, H., Padoch, Christine

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Does communal forest intervention management enhance forest benefits of smallholder farmers? Evidence from Hugumbirda forest, Tigray, Ethiopia by Kidu, G., Gebremedhin, B., Birhane, E., Kassa, H.

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Technology adoption and farmer efficiency in multiple crops production in eastern Ethiopia: a comparison of parametric and non-parametric distance functions by Alene, Arega D., Zeller, M.

“…(PDF) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) with applications to adopters of improved cereal production technology in eastern Ethiopia. The results from both approaches revealed substantial technical inefficiencies of production among the sample farmers. …”
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Distribution and management of Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lentis) of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) in Central Highlands of Ethiopia by Bedasa, T.

“…Fusarium wilt of lentil (F. oxysporum f.sp. lentis) causes huge lentil yield losses in central highlands of Ethiopia. In this study, extensive wilt survey of eight major lentil-growing districts, viz. …”
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Water Quality Assessment by Measuring and Using Landsat 7 ETM+ Images for the Current and Previous Trend Perspective: Lake Tana Ethiopia by Moges, M.A., Schmitter, Petra S., Tilahun, Seifu A., Ayana, Essayas K., Ketema, A.A., Nigussie, T.E., Steenhuis, Tammo S.

“…Recently there are signs of water quality impairment in Lake Tana, the largest fresh water in Ethiopia. The lake is the growth corridor of the government and supports millions of livelihood around. …”
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Estimating the economic value of climate services for strengthening resilience of smallholder farmers to climate risks in Ethiopia: A choice experiment approach by Abonesh Tesfaye Tulu, Hansen, James, Kassie, Girma T., Radeny, Maren A.O., Solomon, Dawit

“…This study estimated the economic value of agricultural climate services for strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers to climate variability and risks in Ethiopia. Using a choice experiment approach, the study introduced a hypothetical package of improved climate services to 600 randomly selected smallholder farmers in three districts across three different agro-ecological zones in the Oromia Regional State. …”
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Agronomic practices with a special focus on transplanting methods for optimum growth and yield of enset [Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman] in Ethiopia by Blomme, Guy, Jacobsen, K., Tawle, K., Yemataw, Z.

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Improved management of vertisols can impact local agricultural water productivity and downstream water flow: An example from the Abbay Basin, Ethiopia by Erkossa, Teklu, Haileslassie, Amare, MacAlister, C.

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Response of soybean (Glycine max L.) genotypes to varying levels of phosphorus for yield and related traits under acid soils of western Ethiopia by Abebe, A.T., Githiri, M., Derera, J., Debele, T.

“…A total of 36 soybean genotypes were evaluated under three levels of P (0, 100, and 200 kg ha-1) in three locations (L) of Western Ethiopia in split plot design with P levels as main plots, and genotypes as subplots. …”
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Assessing the impacts of different land uses and soil and water conservation interventions on runoff and sediment yield at different scales in the central highlands of Ethiopia by Yaekob, Tesfaye, Tamene, Lulseged D., Gebrehiwot, Solomon G., Demissie, Solomon S., Adimassu, Zenebe, Woldearegay, Kifle, Mekonnen, Kindu, Amede, Tilahun, Abera, Wuletawu, Recha, John W.M., Solomon, Dawit, Thorne, Peter J.

“…To tackle the problem of soil erosion and moisture stress, the government of Ethiopia introduced a yearly mass campaign where communities get together and implement various soil and water conservation (SWC) and water harvesting (WH) practices. …”
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Bias-corrected CHIRP [Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation] satellite rainfall for water level simulation, Lake Ziway, Ethiopia by Goshime, D. W., Absi, R., Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, Ledesert, B., Rientjes, T.

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A chicken production intervention and additional nutrition behavior change component increased child growth in Ethiopia: A cluster-randomized trial by Passarelli, S., Ambikapathi, R., Gunaratna, N.S., Madzorera, I., Canavan, C.R., Noor, A.R., Worku, A., Berhane, Y., Abdelmenan, S., Sibanda, S., Munthali, B., Madzivhandila, T., Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele, Geremew, Kumlachew, Dessie, Tadelle, Abegaz, Solomon, Assefa, G., Sudfeld, C., McConnell, M., Davison, K., Fawzi, W.

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