Resultados de búsqueda - "Ethiopia"

Action research and scaling partnership: Africa RISING experiences in the Ethiopian highlands por Mekonnen, Kindu, Thorne, Peter J.

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Green feed management and utilization for dairy production in irrigated areas along Ahferom-Adwa-Laelay Maichew milk sheds, Central Zone of Tigray por Teklay, A.

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Strengthening gender capacities for organizational effectiveness por Mulema, Annet A.

“…This film highlights the results of a three-year initiative (2015-17) by ILRI and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) to strengthen the gender capacities of local partners in Ethiopia through training in the use of gender mainstreaming strategies, experimentation and coaching.…”
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Livestock genomics for developing countries - African examples in practice por Marshall, Karen, Gibson, John P., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Mwacharo, Joram M., Haile, Aynalem, Getachew, Tesfaye, Mrode, Raphael A., Kemp, Stephen J.

“…These comprise case studies on: (a) dairy cattle in Kenya and Senegal, as well as sheep in Ethiopia, where genomic approaches aided the identification of the most appropriate breed-type for the local productions systems; (b) a cross-breeding program for dairy cattle in East Africa incorporating genomic selection as well as other applications of genomics; (c) ongoing work towards creating a new cattle breed for East Africa that is both productive and resistant to trypanosomiasis; and (d) the use of African cattle as resource populations to identify genomic variants of economic or ecological significance, including a specific case where the discovery data was from a community based breeding program for small ruminants in Ethiopia. …”
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Scaling community seedbanks and farmer seed enterprises in East and Southern Africa: Workshop Highlights, 2-4 October 2019, Entebbe, Uganda por Adokorach, Joyce, Vernooy, Ronnie, Kakeeto, Ronald

“…Workshop presentations showcased the status of the community seed banks in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe; and the status of farmer seed enterprises in Uganda and Zimbabwe. …”
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Can the timely removal of outer symptomatic leaves of enset plants following a tool-mediated infection with Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum lead to recovery? por Said, A., Blomme, Guy, Ocimati, Walter, Muzemil, S.

“…Xanthomonas wilt (XW) of enset is a major biotic constraint to enset cultivation in Ethiopia. Three enset cultivars, namely, ‘Mazia’ (tolerant), ‘Arkiya’ (susceptible) and ‘Kelisa’ (susceptible) were inoculated with Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum (Xvm), the causal agent of XW at Hosanna (2,177 m a.s.l.) in Southern Ethiopia. …”
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Continuous resin tapping for frankincense harvest increases susceptibility of Boswellia papyrifera (Del.) Hochst trees to longhorn beetle damage por Negussie, A., Gebrehiwot, K., Yohannes, M., Norgrove, L., Aynekulu, E.

“…These measures would help the species develop resistance to longhorn beetle attack and maintain a healthy population for sustainable provision of ecosystem services including frankincense production in the dryalnds of northern Ethiopia.…”
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Diversity and conservation of traditional African vegetables: Priorities for action por Zonneveld, M. van, Kindt, R., Solberg, S.Ø., N'Danikou, S., Dawson, Ian K.

“…Areas of high species richness in West Tropical Africa, South Cameroon and Ethiopia coincide with centres of crop domestication and cultural diversity. …”
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Species and phenotypic distribution models reveal population differentiation in Ethiopian indigenous chickens por Getachew, Fasil, Komen, Hans, Dessie, Tadelle, Worku, Setegn, Hanotte, Olivier H., Bastiaansen, John W.M.

“…Smallholder poultry production dominated by indigenous chickens is an important source of livelihoods for most rural households in Ethiopia. The long history of domestication and the presence of diverse agroecologies in Ethiopia create unique opportunities to study the effect of environmental selective pressures. …”
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Effect of irrigation water withdrawal on the hydrology of the Lake Tana sub-basin por Taye, Meron Teferi, Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, Fekadu, A. G., Nakawuka, P.

“…Study region: The Lake Tana sub-basin, upper Blue Nile, Ethiopia. Study focus: The Lake Tana sub-basin is one of the agricultural growth corridors for Ethiopia’s ambitious plan to expand irrigation. …”
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Climate Data Tool for Regional Meteorological Service Center Data and Climate Experts por Teshome, Asaminew, Faniriantsoa, Rija

“…The objective of the NMA is to investigate and study the weather and climatic condition of Ethiopia to achieve beneficial effects for economic and social development. …”
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Potential forage hybrid markets for enhancing sustainability and food security in East Africa por Junca Paredes, Jhon Jairo, Flórez, Fernando, Enciso, Karen, Hernández, Luis Miguel, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Burkart, Stefan

“…The results show a potential market of 414,388 ha for new interspecific hybrids of Urochloa and 528,409 ha for potential hybrids of Megathyrsus maximus, with approximate annual values of 73.5 and 101.1 million dollars, respectively. Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Kenya hold a market share of 70% for Urochloa, and South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Tanzania a 67% market share for Megathyrsus maximus. …”
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How does climate-smart agriculture contribute to global climate policy? Bridging the gap between policy and practice por Freed, Elizabeth K., Schulte, Rogier P. O., Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María

“…This research analyzes to what extent CSA is utilized as an approach to fulfilling the NDCs in Ethiopia and Colombia, and identifies entry points to further its use in different contexts.…”
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Closing gender gaps in developing countries: Impacts on poverty, diets and food security por Thurlow, James, Levy, Stephanie

“…Recent analyses by the World Bank found that, in Ethiopia and Nigeria, women working in agriculture earn a third less than men, with even larger gender gaps outside agriculture. …”
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The genomic and bioclimatic characterization of Ethiopian barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) unveils challenges and opportunities to adapt to a changing climate por Caproni, Leonardo, Lakew, Basazen Fantahun, Kassaw, Seyoum Asefie, Miculan, Mara, Ahmed, Jemal Seid, Grazioli, Simona, Kidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryat, Fadda, Carlo, Pè, Mario Enrico, Dell’Acqua, Matteo

“…Here, we combine a genomic and climatic characterization of a large collection of traditional barley varieties from Ethiopia, a staple for local smallholder farmers cropping in challenging environments. …”
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Short-term evidence on wellbeing of rural Ethiopian households during the COVID-19 pandemic por Alderman, Harold, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hidrobo, Melissa, Leight, Jessica, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Tambet, Heleene

“…In Ethiopia, as in much of sub-Saharan Africa, the first known case of coronavirus arrived in mid-March (on March 13, 2020), weeks after the pandemic had spread rapidly in parts of Europe and the United States. …”
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Farm size, food security, and welfare por Abay, Kibrewossen, Hirvonen, Kalle, Minten, Bart

“…This is an important issue in Ethiopian agriculture given that a growing rural population combined with limited scope for further land expansion and slow movement out of agriculture means that average (mean) farm sizes are decreasing in Ethiopia. Using cross-sectional data for the Ethiopian highlands, the authors find—surprisingly—small differences between owners of small and large farms in key welfare and food security outcomes. …”
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Analysis of potential market segments for new hybrid forage seeds in East Africa por Junca Paredes, John Jairo, Florez, Jesus Fernando, Enciso, Karen, Hernández Mahecha, Luis Miguel, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Burkart, Stefan

“…The potential market of Megathyrsus maximus hybrids is 494,471 ha with a value of US$ 94,648,595. Here, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Tanzania hold a market share of 71.63%. …”
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A shock to the (food) system: Using new IFPRI tools to evaluate household food security outcomes por Comstock, Andrew, Ecker, Olivier, Jones, Eleanor

“…The tool, currently available for Kenya, Nigeria, and Ethiopia, allows users to enter positive and negative price or income changes, along with food preference changes (in the Ethiopia version) in percentage terms and provides simulated changes for a diverse set of food-consumption- and diet-quality-related indicators. …”
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Maintaining essential healthcare services in Addis Ababa during COVID-19: A qualitative study por Fenta, E.H., Tassew, B., Abera, A., Wolde, F.B., Legesse, M., Pulford, J., Mor, Siobhan M., Kaba, Mirgissa

“…Background: Worldwide, health systems have been challenged by the overwhelming demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Ethiopia, maintaining essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical to preventing severe outcomes and protecting the gains made over the past years in the health sector. …”
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